And we all know why. I'm tired of typing it, readers.
".... One would also think that such treatment of a journalist by America’s “special ally” would be news.
Since journalists tend to be particularly concerned when fellow journalists are victimized, it would be expected that Omer’s abuse would receive considerable press attention – especially since he had just received international recognition from the journalism community. One can only imagine the multitude of headlines that would result if an Israeli journalist, perhaps even one who had not just been feted internationally, had been similarly treated by the Palestinian Authority.
Oddly, however, despite the fact that Reuters, BBC, the UK Guardian, Israel’s Ha’aretz newspaper, and others issued news reports, the Associated Press, which serves virtually every daily newspaper in the U.S., sent out nothing on it.
Astounded, I finally phoned AP headquarters in New York to find out how they had missed it....
AP is a cooperative. That means that every single newspaper, radio station, and television station that uses AP news stories is an owner of AP. This includes Democracy Now, which apart from a report on Mohammed Omer also seems to have covered this subject minimally, if at all.
It is time for all these news media, and for their readers, listeners, and viewers, to demand that AP provide the full story.
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That's why I'm on here every day railing about their go-awful coverage of , well, everything.
Also see No Prayers For Palestine for great artwork.
