Palestine, media, Jordan, community radio, online journalism
Thanks for your message. I would agree that the absence of comment supporting the boycott initiative was unfortunate. Clearly, that perspective should have been represented in the story. I queried the Metro desk and one of its editors offered a note of explanation and background, saying that the reporter emailed the boycott group asking for…
By Daoud Kuttab The U.S. president and the executive branch have the most significant role in making foreign policy and are responsible for carrying it out. Congress has the right to approve, recommend or reject foreign aid bills submitted to it, but it rarely blatantly opposes the executive branch’s foreign policy decisions. Regarding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict,…