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A letter to our readers: On censorship
From military censorship to the government deciding who is and isn’t a journalist, Israeli authorities use various tools to interfere with the press. An important disclosure to our readers. When +972 Magazine was formed by a group of journalists and bloggers over five years ago, its founders decided that the site would not have an…
By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man February 15, 2016
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What keeps the IDF up at night? Depends on where you get your news
Seven leading Israeli news outlets went to the same briefing with a senior defense official, and wrote six entirely different stories about it. In an era when few people read beyond the headlines, how we understand the world around us is increasingly polarized. Most people do not read past the first few sentences of online…
By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man January 27, 2016
Israeli border policemen arrest AP photographer, Majdi Mohammed, during a protest against the Israel occupation in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, December 2, 2011. (Oren Ziv/ Activestills.org)
Editorial: Demanding freedom of movement and access for Palestinian journalists
Palestinian journalists have published a petition aimed at pressuring Israel to grant them full freedom of movement and access in order to do their jobs, just as it allows Israeli journalists to work freely in Israel and Palestine. We at +972 support their petition and call on all of our Israeli and international colleagues to…
By +972 Magazine August 5, 2013
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