Studies show that US coverage is Israeli-centric. The main bureaus for CNN, Associated Press, Time, etc. are located in Israel and often staffed by Israelis. The son of the NY Times bureau chief is in the Israeli army;"pundit" Jeffrey Goldberg served in the IDF; Wolf Blitzer worked for AIPAC. Because the U.S. gives Israel over $8 million/day - more than to any other nation - we feel it is essential that we be fully informed on this region. Below are news reports to augment mainstream coverage.

Thursday, January 7, 2010

MADA documents violations of press freedoms in Palestine

Ma'an
Most of December's six violations of press freedom coincidde with the commemoration of Hamas' anniversary on the 14th of the month, a report from the Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) released Wednesday said.

The report noted a decline in violations over a recorded 21 in November, but expressed concern over continued Israeli press freedom violations targeting Palestinian journalists in Jerusalem.... Full story
at 1/07/2010 06:27:00 AM