“Fighting Distorted Media Coverage of Israel”
Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld.
In an interview with Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld, CAMERA Executive Director Andrea Levin states:
Media coverage of the Middle East is often distorted. There are no enforceable codes of professional conduct which apply to the media. One can thus obtain change only in two ways. One is through private appeals for accuracy, balance and fair play. The other is through public exposure of journalistic misconduct.
Read the complete interview here.
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