Israel Radio features discussion: is media inciting against disengagement
opponents?

Aaron Lerner Date: 2 March 2005

Israel Radio's Inyan Acher ("Another Matter") program today featured a
discussion under the headline "Is the media inciting against disengagement
opponents"?

The discussion opened with a series of examples of major stories regarding
disengagement opponents that were either completely wrong or blown out of
proportion.

All the participants in the discussion, including Yossi Bar-Moha, General
Director Israel Association of Tel-Aviv Journalists, agreed that the media
has been irresponsible in its coverage, seriously exaggerating the
"inciting" activities of disengagement opponents.

The journalists attributed the situation to the heavy pressure that
journalists (fearing for their jobs in a savage market) face to keep their
editors happy with scoops. "I see the heads nodding in the studio", noted
the program anchor.

Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis)
(Mail POB 982 Kfar Sava)
Tel 972-9-7604719/Fax 972-3-7255730
INTERNET ADDRESS: imra@netvision.net.il
Website: http://www.imra.org.il