My Right Word

My thoughts, assertions and observations on issues important to me as a Jew, a Zionist, a Revenant in Yesha and as an inquisitive human being.

Saturday, August 10, 2013

From one of the most over-rated and self-smug journalists around:

I’ve always thought that the most important rule of journalism is: Never try to be smarter than the story.

Tom Friedman
"Daring to Fail"
New York Times
Ausust 8, 2013

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YMedad at 8:48 PM

YMedad: Shiloh, Benjamin District, Samaria, Israel; American born, my wife and I moved to Israel in 1970. We have lived at Shiloh together with our family since 1981. I was in the Betar youth movement in the US and UK. I have worked as a political aide to Members of Knesset and a Minister during 1981-1994, lectured at the Academy for National Studies 1977-1994, was director of Israel's Media Watch 1995-2000 and currently, I work at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem. I was a guest media columnist on media affairs for The Jerusalem Post, op-ed contributor to various journals and for six years had a weekly media show on Arutz 7 radio. I serve as an unofficial spokesperson for the Jewish Communities in Judea & Samaria.