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More on Oppel Vs. Chomsky
RECEIVED Fri., Aug. 18, 2006
To the Editor:
Sincere thanks to The Austin Chronicle and writer Michael King for publishing "Oppel vs. Chomsky" [News, August 11]. It was a breath of fresh air.
As Chomsky states and Oppel denies, many Americans are beginning to realize the imbalanced treatment of Middle East news, which favors Israeli interests and, some of us believe, undermines U.S. long-term interests.
The Statesman is one of the Cox newspaper chain's papers. Oppel has said Cox makes every effort to be objective. But the following was recently posted by journalist Alison Weir (www.ifamericaknew.com):
"John Wheat Gibson, a former journalist who worked as a reporter and journalism instructor for a number of years before finally leaving for a different career, found a similar pro-Israel climate at Cox newspapers, one of the nation’s top newspaper chains, with 17 daily newspapers, including the Atlanta Constitution and 30 non-daily papers around the country: ‘As a journalist in the 1970s,’ Gibson recalls, ‘I found that a rigid bias against objective reporting and in favor of Israel was a prerequisite for employment with a daily newspaper in the Cox chain.'"
Gibson is a Texas resident and can confirm this opinion.
Sincere thanks to The Austin Chronicle and writer Michael King for publishing "Oppel vs. Chomsky" [News, August 11]. It was a breath of fresh air.
As Chomsky states and Oppel denies, many Americans are beginning to realize the imbalanced treatment of Middle East news, which favors Israeli interests and, some of us believe, undermines U.S. long-term interests.
The Statesman is one of the Cox newspaper chain's papers. Oppel has said Cox makes every effort to be objective. But the following was recently posted by journalist Alison Weir (www.ifamericaknew.com):
"John Wheat Gibson, a former journalist who worked as a reporter and journalism instructor for a number of years before finally leaving for a different career, found a similar pro-Israel climate at Cox newspapers, one of the nation’s top newspaper chains, with 17 daily newspapers, including the Atlanta Constitution and 30 non-daily papers around the country: ‘As a journalist in the 1970s,’ Gibson recalls, ‘I found that a rigid bias against objective reporting and in favor of Israel was a prerequisite for employment with a daily newspaper in the Cox chain.'"
Gibson is a Texas resident and can confirm this opinion.
Clarence Prince