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The Media Birth Pangs of a Stateless People-How Quintessential Western...
The national Flag of the State of Palestine The coat of arms of the State of Palestine Just ask any battle-tested veteran correspondent-or for that matter-dedicated members from a wide array of...
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War’s Effect on Education Throughout Israel
Gaza School in Shambles After War Similar to Iraq, wars with Israel has affected the education of many. It seems as though Israel’s combat strategies have been to target schools throughout Gaza and...
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Israel Attempts to Censor American Coverage
Israel Attempts to Censor New York Times In conjunction with my last post, I wanted to bring up the idea of censoring other country’s media. We see it now with the idea that North Korea is hacking Sony...
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Israeli Internet Censors: Existent or Nonexistent?
Israel’s Military Monitors Social Media Israel is very similar to the United States in the form of technology. Many of them use the Internet and smartphones to access the Internet at all times. People...
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Iraq’s Shift Toward Media Restrictions
After seeing great progress in media freedoms during the past decade, following the downfall of Dictator Saddam Hussein, Iraq is falling back into old habits with the emergence of a new extremist group...
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Middle Eastern Burger King Commercial
Iraq is a very collectivist culture, which means that people are group-minded and work for the success of a team rather than an individual. Collectivist cultures also value implicit self esteem, and...
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Tension in Israel
Israel is interesting in that the area within the country’s borders is divided up between Israeli and Palestinian territory. The two sides have been arguing over country lines for decades, and...
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What is ISIL? & How it plays into the media.
When news organizations or folks chatting around the water cooler mention the word ISIS, the term stands for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The more current term for the terrorist group is ISIL,...
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Educational Broadcasting in Israel
In Israel, the public has access to a unique television service that broadcasts educational material straight into the homes of citizens. Israel Educational Television (IETV) is similar to America’s...
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Reform in Israel’s Broadcasting Authority
Israel’s public broadcasting system is currently undergoing some significant changes that could alter the entire structure of Israel’s media. The Israeli Broadcasting Authority, also known as the IBA,...
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Iraq’s Education System vs. War
When we think of war, some may think of victories, some may think of failures, some may think of violence and some may think of fires burning down their houses and schools. Before 1991, Iraq had among...
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Iraq Censors Against Social Media Because of ISIS.
ISIS member holds their flag on the streets of Iraq. With the topic of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and al-Shabaab at hand, Iraq has been faced with the very controversial question: to censor, or...
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Death and Detained: Journalists Lose Either Way
It’s no secret that Iraq is a very dangerous place currently. As a journalist, it is a lose-lose situation for journalists in Iraq. Not only are they often targeted by terrorist organizations like...
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Sheldon Adelson
Israel is considered a free liberal media system. However, while there are still media outlets in the country that are still free to criticize government actions, that may start to change soon....
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Social Media Blocked to conceal ISIS propaganda
Iraq currently has an unstable media environment that has gone through many twists and turns ever since the US invasion in 2003. Throughout the decade, many attempts had been made to stabilize the...
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Freedom or Protection
Israel stands out from the Middle-East due to the fact that the country is the most liberal of the region. As said by Freedom House, Israel has had a healthy environment where citizens enjoyed...
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Media Reform and Failure
Iraq has been through many changes for the past decade, from the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, the U.S occupation of the country and now the current threat of ISIS. Before Saddam Hussein’s fall, the...
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In Iraq, the rise of a terror group has fallen into the spotlight of countries around the world through the use of one crucial weapon: social media. The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, also known as...
View ArticleIsrael Targets Palestine Media
Reporters Without Borders is widely recognized as one of the world’s most prestigious organizations for their efforts to promote freedom of information and the safety of journalists across nations....
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Women in Iraq
In Iraq, cultural customs include a handshake with eye contact when greeting someone, conservatively dressing for events, and using the right hand when eating and drinking. With regards to marriage,...
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