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The New York Times becomes an unambiguous engine of wickedness

August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 Melaniejournalism, New york Times, racism, trump

The New York Times has long been known for its routinely vicious anti-Israel propaganda and more occasional overt Jew-bashing. It has also been in the forefront of demonising President Donald Trump through its twisted reporting. Now, however, it has jumped the shark. It has repudiated journalism altogether by turning itself instead into a conduit for the denial of truth, the smearing of millions and the fabrication of history. It has become an unambiguous engine of wickedness. The first eye-popping evidence of this occurred ten days ago when the paper’s executive…

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The BBC’s hilarious new comedy production

July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 MelanieBBC, Editorial Guidelines, journalism

The BBC has produced a new comedy which is an absolute roll-on-the-floor, laugh-out-loud side-splitter. It’s called the revised Editorial Guidelines. Here are some comic highlights. “In our journalism in particular, we seek to establish the truth and use the highest reporting standards to provide coverage that is fair and accurate… We are impartial, seeking to reflect the views and experiences of our audiences – so that our output as a whole includes a breadth and diversity of opinion and no significant strand of thought is under-represented or omitted. We are independent of outside interests and…

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Maureen and I at Jewish Book Week

March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 Melanieantisemitism, Israel, journalism

At Jewish Book Week earlier this month, the witty and wise actress Maureen Lipman and I had a delightful time on stage talking about our passions – journalism, the Labour party and antisemitism, the (mis)treatment of Israel – and reading from our books. You can watch the video of the event here.