Lisa Goldman, a Canadian who has reported on Israel for years, takes a frank look at the state of journalism and the prospects for stability in the region
Lisa Goldman reported on Israel-Palestine through the Second Intifada, the 2006 Lebanon War, and the Arab Spring. In 2010, she was part of the founding team of the independent reporting outlet +972 Magazine. She ended a decade-long reporting hiatus shortly before Oct. 7. Today she is based in Montreal and works as a contributing editor at New […]
War reporting from the heart: Ellin Bessner on how her Jewish journalism mission changed forever
A personal tragedy preceded springing into action on Oct. 7 and beyond.
The CJN will now be spelling the word as ‘antisemitism’
A change puts The Canadian Jewish News in line with the style of Canadian Press.
Jeff Ansell Offered Media Training ‘to Deal With People Like Me’
Jeff Ansell, who parlayed a journalism career into a lucrative business that coached executives in crisis management and massaging reputations, died on Feb. 23 in Toronto of cancer. He was 65.
Esteemed journalist Joe Schlesinger signs off for the last time
Joe Schlesinger, perhaps the best-known among the 1,123 Jewish war orphans brought to Canada after the Second World War, died Feb. 11, after a long illness. He was 90.
Mideast coverage suffering due to media cutbacks: former war correspondent
Media coverage of the Middle East is suffering because of diminishing resources, says a former correspondent for the Guardian, a British daily.
Felice Friedson: Getting unbiased Middle Eastern news
Alex Rose interviews the president and CEO of the Media Line, Felice Friedson.
Editor apologizes after story claimed Jews sank the Titanic
The editor of an Arab-language news website based in Mississauga, Ont., apologized after the site published an article claiming that Jews sank the Titanic to kill three men on board who were opposed to the proposed Federal Reserve Bank in the United States.
Ottawa briefed on Palestinian Authority’s glorification of terrorism
Itamar Marcus was in Ottawa on Nov. 20 to address the Canada-Israel Interparliamentary Group and to brief officials from Global Affairs Canada about Palestinian Media Watch’s findings.
CBC’s Gaza coverage sparks complaints to ombudsman
Since the beginning of the year, HonestReporting Canada has made close to 100 complaints to the CBC, over what the organization believes are unfair or inaccurate reports about Israel.
