Countering Bias and Misinformation mainly about the Arab-Israel conflict

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"If you don't read the newspaper, you are uninformed;
if you do read the newspaper, you are misinformed." (Mark Twain)

Eye Glasses, Spinning


Sadly, Mark twain's quip is possibly more relevant today than it was in his day. Irrational arguments have become commonplace, not only in alternative, but also in mainstream media. More egregiously, unsound arguments are often used in opinion articles disguised as news items.

This is especially true of the overwhelmingly strident commentaries and "news" reports about the Arab-Israel conflict. On both the left and right, extremism has become the vogue and rational discussion is too often replaced by the loud and the sensational.

In countering bias and misinformation on this site, special care is taken to maintain credibility by checking the veracity of all data presented as fact and by adhering to rational, civil discourse and intellectual honesty. Efforts are made to acknowledge and suppress known biases and to follow the facts wherever they lead. 
 

  

Meaningful Quotes by Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas L. Friedman about ethical journalism

"When widely followed public figures feel free to say anything, without any fact-checking, we have a problem.. Facts, opinions and fabrications just blend together".
NY Times op-ed "Too Good to Check" - November 16, 2010  


A journalist should lose his or her job for misreporting, for misquoting, for fabricating, for plagiarizing, for systemic bias.
New York Times op-ed "Can We Talk?" - July 17, 2010

 
 
 
Click here for an academic study of the power of political misinformation




 

 

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