Comments on: They are just like people http://cogscanthink.blogsome.com/2007/12/26/they-are-just-like-people/ I'm feeling pretty good about myself right about now. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:54:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Adin http://cogscanthink.blogsome.com/2007/12/26/they-are-just-like-people/#comment-2410 Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:01:53 +0000 http://cogscanthink.blogsome.com/2007/12/26/they-are-just-like-people/#comment-2410 And more relevant to this blog regarding the media war: http://www.seconddraft.org/streaming/pallywood.wmv And more relevant to this blog regarding the media war:
http://www.seconddraft.org/streaming/pallywood.wmv

]]> by: Adin http://cogscanthink.blogsome.com/2007/12/26/they-are-just-like-people/#comment-2409 Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:51:34 +0000 http://cogscanthink.blogsome.com/2007/12/26/they-are-just-like-people/#comment-2409 You can't help but laugh at how hard some try to turn even positive facts to negative: http://pajamasmedia.com/xpress/phyllischesler/2007/12/24/refusing_to_raperacism_if_you.php You can’t help but laugh at how hard some try to turn even positive facts to negative:
http://pajamasmedia.com/xpress/phyllischesler/2007/12/24/refusing_to_raperacism_if_you.php

]]> by: herman http://cogscanthink.blogsome.com/2007/12/26/they-are-just-like-people/#comment-2404 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:04:18 +0000 http://cogscanthink.blogsome.com/2007/12/26/they-are-just-like-people/#comment-2404 <i>Luyendijk explains that it is impossible to do Western-style reporting in Arabic countries, because of the relatively simple fact that all of those countries are countries without democracy, without freedom of speech, but with vicious dictators and the like.</i> Where is "Western-style reporting" "possible"? Do journalists in the West get the truth out in time or at all? I've lived in the Middle East and there are plenty of ways to do "Western-style reporting" (if what you mean by that is "independent reporting"). Amira Hass is one example of an independent journalist in an Arab region. You just have to meet a few requirements: acquire a reputation as uncorruptible, take the time to live there, speak the language, and don't start running as soon as the missiles start coming down. Most people don't have the patience for that. Luyendijk should have done the same. He's a hypocrite, because he didn't stay in the Middle East long enough to really try to make a difference, much too comfortable writing and selling his books here in the Netherlands. Doesn't mean he's not right some of the time, though, but he's still a bit of a hypocrite. See: http://stanvanhoucke.blogspot.com/2006/06/propaganda-26.html http://stanvanhoucke.blogspot.com/2006/06/joris-luyendijk-2.html and more on that blog. Luyendijk explains that it is impossible to do Western-style reporting in Arabic countries, because of the relatively simple fact that all of those countries are countries without democracy, without freedom of speech, but with vicious dictators and the like.

Where is “Western-style reporting” “possible”?
Do journalists in the West get the truth out in time or at all?
I’ve lived in the Middle East and there are plenty of ways to do “Western-style reporting” (if what you mean by that is “independent reporting”).

Amira Hass is one example of an independent journalist in an Arab region.
You just have to meet a few requirements: acquire a reputation as uncorruptible, take the time to live there, speak the language, and don’t start running as soon as the missiles start coming down.

Most people don’t have the patience for that.

Luyendijk should have done the same.
He’s a hypocrite, because he didn’t stay in the Middle East long enough to really try to make a difference, much too comfortable writing and selling his books here in the Netherlands.

Doesn’t mean he’s not right some of the time, though, but he’s still a bit of a hypocrite.

See:
http://stanvanhoucke.blogspot.com/2006/06/propaganda-26.html
http://stanvanhoucke.blogspot.com/2006/06/joris-luyendijk-2.html

and more on that blog.

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