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HonestReporting’s team members don’t just critique the media – they also contribute on TV, radio and print to the debate on media bias. Below is a selection of HonestReporting press appearances from around the globe:

Print

27 May 2009	Who will speak for Israel?, Jerusalem Post
	HonestReporting is one of a number of organizations carrying out public diplomacy on Israel's behalf.

26 Mar 2009	Guardian & UN Allege War Crimes, Jewish News (UK)
	The Guardian publishes allegations of Israeli "war crimes".

9 Mar 2009	What stifled debate?, Alex Margolin, The Jerusalem Post
	HonestReporting's Social Media Editor takes issue with the British Medical Journal's charges that HR is trying to stifle free speech.

12 Feb 2009	Public systematically misled on Gaza, Alex Brummer, Jewish Chronicle (UK)
	Brummer cites HonestReporting while examining media coverage of the Gaza conflict.

15 Jan 2009	Only you can defend Israel on the Internet, Alex Margolin, Jerusalem Post
	HR's Social Media Editor takes a look at online activism for Israel.

12 Jan 2009	43,000 sign petition calling for fair coverage of Gaza conflict, Jerusalem Post
	HonestReporting's petition is delivered to the media.

12 Jan 2009	Critics Say French TV Network Broadcast Fabricated Footage in Gaza, Again, Fox News.com
	Doctored and staged footage begins surfacing from Gaza again.

8 Jan 2009	Israel Is Winning In Media, Too, Jonathan Mark, New York Jewish Week
	Review of press coverage during the Gaza war.

7 Jan 2009	Israel in the Balance, Stephanie Gutmann, National Review Online
	Good news on the portrayal of Israel in the media.

19 Dec 2008	Israel Viewpoint: Honest reporting, Stephen Kramer, Jewish Times of South Jersey
	Stephen Kramer joins HonestReporting's Mission for a talk by the JPost's Caroline Glick.

5 Nov 2008	'Social' life in Jerusalem, The Jerusalem Post
	HonestReporting's Social Media Editor Alex Margolin looks at new initiatives online to bring Israel's capital into the digital age.

3 Oct 2008	Papers are too quick to accept NGO reports, Alex Brummer, Jewish Chronicle (UK)
	Brummer cites HonestReporting's critique of non-governmental organization reports used by media outlets.

29 Aug 2008	Letter: Help Media Monitors, Jewish Chronicle (UK)
	Letter from Managing Editor Simon Plosker in response to columnist Alex Brummer.

22 Aug 2008	Let Middle East press monitors multiply, Alex Brummer, Jewish Chronicle (UK)
	Brummer looks at a variety of media monitors, including HonestReporting.

10 Jul 2008	Bias over bulldozer, Jewish News (UK)
	HonestReporting criticizes the BBC over its initial headlines following a Palestinian bulldozer rampage in Jerusalem.

15 May 2008	New Report May Turn History Of 'Inquirer' Anti-Semitism On Its Head, Herb Denenberg, The Philadelphia Bulletin
	Denenberg's op-ed cites HonestReporting as amongst the most valuable and comprehensive sources documenting bias on Mideast reporting.

15 May 2008	Letters: No campaign to silence Israel's critics, The Independent (UK)
	Letter from Managing Editor Simon Plosker in response to columnist Johann Hari's attacks on HonestReporting.

14 May 2008	Latest Front In Mideast Wars: Wikipedia, New York Jewish Week
	HonestReporting contributes to the online battle raging on Wikipedia between pro-Israel advocates and anti-Israeli activists.

22 Feb 2008	BBC is finally striving for political balance, Alex Brummer, Jewish Chronicle (UK)
	Brummer examines the slow recognition of the BBC that impartiality is a problem and mentions HR's BBC report as part of this process.

7 Feb 2008	Simon Says, Modiin News (Israel) (Hebrew)
	Managing Editor Simon Plosker discusses HonestReporting's work and media bias

18 Jan 2008	Broadcasting & the web: Further gaps in the BBC’s MidEast map, Jewish Chronicle (UK)
	Columnist Alex Brummer addresses the findings of HR's analysis of the BBC's Mideast reporting

17 Jan 2008	Beeb Bias?, TotallyJewish
	HonestReporting's evidence of anti-Israel bias is denied by the BBC

17 May 2007	Media watchdog keeps eye out for biased reporting, Cleveland Jewish News

4 May 2007	Gag on BBC report ‘monstrous’ – prof, Jewish Telegraph (UK)
	Managing Editor Simon Plosker comments on the court verdict of the Balen Report case.

4 Sep 2006	Anti-Israel Bias – An Endless Battle, CBN (Christian Broadcast Network)
	HonestReporting Senior Editor Yarden Frankl discusses some of the reasons for media bias.

11 Aug 2006	Give More Than Facts on Lebanon, Critics Say, Bloomberg

28 Jul 2006	Bad news all in a day’s work for editor Simon, Jewish Telegraph (UK)
	A profile of Senior Editor Simon Plosker.

24 Mar 2006	Storm as Israel media watchdog plans local group,Jewish Telegraph (UK)
	Senior Editor Simon Plosker visits Manchester following the launch of HonestReporting UK.

16 Mar 2006	Honest Reporting in the UK, SomethingJewish
	HonestReporting UK launches.

16 Mar 2006	HonestReporting Launches UK Site, TotallyJewish
	HonestReporting UK launches.

6 Dec 2005	Anti-Israel article angers Irish leaders, European Jewish Press
	Controversy as HonestReporting exposes a shocking article in an Irish magazine.

2 Dec 2005	Anti-Israel article in magazine causes storm of protest in Ireland, Jewish Telegraphic Agency
	Controversy as HonestReporting exposes a shocking article in an Irish magazine.

2 Dec 2005	Desecration of Judaism by Irish, Jewish Telegraph (UK)
	Controversy as HonestReporting exposes a shocking article in an Irish magazine.

Radio

26 Jan 2009	World Have Your Say, BBC World Service
	HR Managing Editor Simon Plosker discusses whether an aid appeal for Gaza undermines the BBC's impartiality. (Go to 36 – 44 minutes to listen to the segment.)

11 Jan 2009	Stained Glass Radio, NorthSound 2, Aberdeen, Scotland
	HonestReporting Managing Editor Simon Plosker discusses anti-Israel media bias during the Gaza conflict.

14 Feb 2007	WNWR, Philadelphia, ZOA Middle East Report
	HonestReporting Managing Editor Simon Plosker discusses media distortions fuelling the unwarranted hysteria surrounding Israeli excavations near the Temple Mount. (Go to 18:50 in the show to hear this interview.)

22 Aug 2006	Arutz Sheva (Israel National Radio)
	Is CNN Really Objective? - HonestReporting Senior Editor Yarden Frankl discusses CNN and the media's coverage of the conflict in the North.

8 Aug 2006	Israelthisweek
	Host Dean Rotbart interviews Yarden Frankl, Senior Editor of HonestReporting, about the explosion of anti-Israel media bias among news organizations.

31 Jul 2006	Rhema Radio, New Zealand
	HonestReporting Senior Editor Simon Plosker talks about the latest developments in the Lebanon conflict.

30 Jul 2006	KRLA, Newsroom Confidential
	The War Over Public Opinion in the Middle East - a special roundtable discussion of experts, including HonestReporting Senior Editor Simon Plosker, discussing the Mideast crisis and how the media are covering it.

12 Jul 2006	Rhema Radio, New Zealand
	HonestReporting Senior Editor Simon Plosker talks about the latest developments in the Lebanon conflict.

25 Jun 2006	KRLA, Newsroom Confidential
	HonestReporting Senion Editor Yarden Frankl discusses the Gaza Beach story and how individuals can have a major impact in media reporting.

25 May 2006	Rhema Radio, New Zealand
	HonestReporting Senior Editor Simon Plosker discusses the Gaza Beach incident.

5 Jan 2005	Arutz Sheva, Tovia Singer Show
	Senior Editor Simon Plosker looks at some of the media's worst excesses in covering the Middle East conflict.

TV

18 Feb 2009	2008 Dishonest Reporting Awards, Pajamas TV
	Jo Hicks interviews HR Managing Editor Simon Plosker about media coverage of Gaza, the Dishonest Reporter Awards disputed Gaza casualty figures.

14 Jan 2009	Combating Anti-Israel Propaganda, Pajamas TV
	Jo Hicks interviews HR Managing Editor Simon Plosker about anti-Israel media bias during the Gaza conflict.

15 Jun 2006	IBA News
	Senior Editor Simon Plosker is interviewed about Israel's PR efforts in the aftermath of the Gaza Beach incident.

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