Extremist Yesterday, Authority Today: Media Whitewashes Joe Kent

Key Takeaways:  Major media outlets uncritically amplified Joe Kent’s resignation, presenting his claims about Iran and Israel as credible despite a lack of scrutiny or context. Kent’s more extreme assertions, including blaming Israel for his...
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Media Portray Iran’s Larijani as a Pragmatic Scholar, Not a Murderer

Key Takeaways: Major outlets portrayed Larijani as a philosopher and pragmatist, downplaying his role in a regime that violently crushed protests. Coverage fixated on his philosophy scholarship, blurring the line between intellectual achievement and moral...
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From Tokyo Rose to Tehran Tucker: Wartime Propaganda Over the Past Century

Key Takeaways: Old tactic, new battlefield: Iran-linked narratives follow a long tradition of wartime propaganda - but social media makes them faster, broader, and harder to detect. False victories, real impact: Claims of Israeli collapse,...
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WikiLeaks: From Classified Database to an Anti-Israel Propaganda Platform

Key Takeaways: Mission drift: WikiLeaks has shifted from publishing classified material to amplifying anti-Israel narratives using recycled or non-classified documents. Narrative over transparency: Selective framing and lack of context turn old material into misleading talking...
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Extremist Yesterday, Authority Today: Media Whitewashes Joe Kent
Media Portray Iran’s Larijani as a Pragmatic Scholar, Not a Murderer
From Tokyo Rose to Tehran Tucker: Wartime Propaganda Over the Past Century
WikiLeaks: From Classified Database to an Anti-Israel Propaganda Platform

NORTHERN THREAT

▶ Spain’s Shift on Israel Is Sending a Message — And Jews Are Feeling It
For Jews and Israelis considering a trip to Spain this...
▶ The “Israel First” Conspiracy Collides With Reality
A new narrative is circulating in parts of the MAGA...
▶ Who Is Reza Pahlavi?
At protests and diaspora rallies calling for change in Iran,...
▶ Jews Don’t Need Allies. They Need Civil Rights.
Key Takeaways David Christopher Kaufman argues that Jews are being...
▶ Three Viral Claims About Israel’s Bomb Shelters, Fact-Checked
Several claims about bomb shelters in Israel are circulating widely...
▶ Viral but False: Bisan’s Claims About Israel and Iran
  View this post on Instagram   A post shared...
▶ There Is No Free Press in Iran
CNN recently shared a reel on Instagram featuring footage from...
▶ When Did Being Israeli Become a “Moral Liability” in Sports?
During a recent Olympic broadcast, a Swiss commentator took a...
▶ The Truth About Al Jazeera’s “Evaporated” Palestinians Claim
“Israel used aerosol bombs to evaporate Palestinians — leaving no...
▶ Doorstep Boycotts and Soft Framing: How Sky News Covered Brighton’s Anti-Israel Campaign
A recent Sky News segment spotlighted pro-Palestinian activists in Brighton...
▶ Spain’s Shift on Israel Is Sending a Message — And Jews Are Feeling It
For Jews and Israelis considering a trip to Spain this...
▶ The “Israel First” Conspiracy Collides With Reality
A new narrative is circulating in parts of the MAGA...
▶ Who Is Reza Pahlavi?
At protests and diaspora rallies calling for change in Iran,...
▶ Jews Don’t Need Allies. They Need Civil Rights.
Key Takeaways David Christopher Kaufman argues that Jews are being...
▶ Three Viral Claims About Israel’s Bomb Shelters, Fact-Checked
Several claims about bomb shelters in Israel are circulating widely...
▶ Viral but False: Bisan’s Claims About Israel and Iran
  View this post on Instagram   A post shared...
▶ There Is No Free Press in Iran
CNN recently shared a reel on Instagram featuring footage from...
▶ When Did Being Israeli Become a “Moral Liability” in Sports?
During a recent Olympic broadcast, a Swiss commentator took a...
▶ The Truth About Al Jazeera’s “Evaporated” Palestinians Claim
“Israel used aerosol bombs to evaporate Palestinians — leaving no...
▶ Doorstep Boycotts and Soft Framing: How Sky News Covered Brighton’s Anti-Israel Campaign
A recent Sky News segment spotlighted pro-Palestinian activists in Brighton...
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The popular media monitoring column Eye on the Media that was initiated in The Jerusalem Post by its venerated late editor David Bar-Illan more than 30 years ago was relaunched this weekend by HonestReporting executive director and executive editor Gil...
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