Great documentary last night on local Indy TV Station about Israel and Media manipulation...

[Postman]

http://www.mediaed.org/videos/MediaRaceAndRepresentation/PeacePropaganda

Summary:

Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East, zeroing in on how structural distortions in U.S. coverage have reinforced false perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This pivotal documentary exposes how the foreign policy interests of American political elites--oil, and a need to have a secure military base in the region, among others--work in combination with Israeli public relations strategies to exercise a powerful influence over how news from the region is reported.

Through the voices of scholars, media critics, peace activists, religious figures, and Middle East experts, Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land carefully analyzes and explains how--through the use of language, framing and context--the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza remains hidden in the news media, and Israeli colonization of the occupied terrorities appears to be a defensive move rather than an offensive one. The documentary also explores the ways that U.S. journalists, for reasons ranging from intimidation to a lack of thorough investigation, have become complicit in carrying out Israel's PR campaign. At its core, the documentary raises questions about the ethics and role of journalism, and the relationship between media and politics.

Interviewees include Seth Ackerman, Mjr. Stav Adivi, Rabbi Arik Ascherman, Hanan Ashrawi, Noam Chomsky, Robert Fisk, Neve Gordon, Toufic Haddad, Sam Husseini, Hussein Ibish, Robert Jensen, Rabbi Michael Lerner, Karen Pfeifer, Alisa Solomon, and Gila Svirsky.

[Jim Sagle]

1. Sounds like it was just a buncha shit.

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[papau]

2. Put out by the Arab side w/ "peace" comments by end Israel as a Jewish

State folks - not exactly even handed.

Arab Film Distribution is handling the theatrical distribution of Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land

[Howardx]

3. god forbid the other side was allowed a voice

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[papau]

5. Good grief - the"other side" (the Arab side) has the "loudest voice"- look at DU! Not a

problem - really - the movie is not a problem - and for many here it will reinforce their view of the situation while throwing out much that is true.

My only objection is the pretense that it is an objective look at the situation - just the facts.

Other than that, enjoy the movie. :-)