Archive for October 7th, 2005

Oct 07 2005

Journalists and the Plague of Identification

Published by under Articles,Media Activism

By Daoud Kuttab

It has always been a problem for journalists. How to carry on the profession of journalism without being accused of sympathizing with the person you are covering. Ever journalist who covers a conflict can’t help but have some sympathizes for his subject. Internationally famous columnists Tom Friedman once told me that a good journalist always shows his subject that he is genuinely interested in what he is saying. You have to give the person you are interviewing the feeling that you are handing on every word he or she is saying, he explained. Continue Reading »

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Oct 07 2005

Talking to the World

Published by under Articles,Palestinian politics

by Daoud Kuttab

Some of the speakers and participants said a conference called for by the Palestinian Authority to discuss how to have an effective public relations campaign was tens of years overdue.

Titled “Talking to the world”, the invitation was issued by Information Minister Nabil Shaath and attended by the top public and private brass of the Palestinians, including President Mahmoud Abbas, Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia, Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian journalists and media activists. Held in Ramallah, the two-day conference reviewed the political scene in America, Europe and Israel. Continue Reading »

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