This week's site is a very special site. DesertPeace is run by Steve Amsel, (who also happens to be a dear and loyal friend) who is that rare bird known as an Israeli citizen who is doing all he can to redress the balance of lies and falsehood told about what Israel is, who the [...]
This week’s website is a double-bill. Run by the same webmaster, Atheo News and Oh Bummer are two political blogs, one having an international focus, the other a disenchanted appraisal of the “change” happening in Obama’s America, both organised according to an anti-imperialist, leftist, point of view. The core drive of them is a refusal [...]
The next site on the itinerary of our favourite sites is What Really Happened (boldly without the question mark!) www.whatreallyhappened.com which is run by Mike Rivero. This site has picqued my interest before I really knew what it was (I thought it was "just" about 9/11 when I first came into contact with it, judging only [...]
In the coming weeks, PTT readers will see some new features to the site which will make it more interesting, more enjoyable and more useful.
The first change you can already see if you scroll down to the lower portion of the centre column. It is a new feature section called Arabian Coffee House. It will collect [...]
Once upon a time a child was born in a place called the land of the free and the home of the brave. She was told that she was very, very lucky to be born in this land, the best country on earth. In school every morning, her entire class stood, placed their hands over [...]
from Wired Blog
by Noah Shachtman
A study, written for U.S. Special Operations Command, suggested "clandestinely recruiting or hiring prominent bloggers."
Since the start of the Iraq war, there's been a raucous debate in military circles over how to handle blogs — and the servicemembers who want to keep them. One faction sees blogs as security risks, and a [...]
On the second of May 2008 the Frontline Club in London supported the Press Freedom Network in UK under the patronage of the National Commission for the UNESCO and invited an array of journalists and media professionals from all over the country to vote on the motion ‘New Media is Killing Journalism’.
This initiative was held [...]
I have been asked many times why I switched to blogging after slaving for many years in journalism in the Middle East.
Many obstacles face women journalists in the Middle East, but on top of the list comes dedicated male efforts to exclude females from acquiring serious decision-making positions like that of Editor-in-Chief. Some still can’t [...]
Why ethnic campaigning can be unethical
by Mary Rizzo
This blog recently has had some attention from Tony Greenstein. Taking a detour from his general direction of activism (sic) which boils down to exclusively attacking a growing list of other Pro-Palestinian activists – posting the same article that has been proven to be a misrepresentation consisting of [...]
