Allison Weir Public Event
Alison Weir is a reporter and executive director of If Americans Knew (ifamericansknew.org), a website devoted to misreported or unreported events regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.| Host: | |
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| Network: | Global |
| Date: | Tuesday, October 28, 2008 |
| Time: | 7:30pm - 9:30pm |
| Location: | TBA |
| City/Town: | Ann Arbor, MI |
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Description
Alison Weir is a reporter and executive director of If Americans Knew (ifamericansknew.org), a website devoted to misreported or unreported events regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Weir will be in town for two days. The first day, she will hold an informal workshop with members of SAFE and interested members of co-sponsoring organizations, offering information and support about effectively reporting and addressing media bias. The second day, she will hold a lecture on campus speaking about American media bias concerning the ongoing conflict, as well as sharing some of her experiences in Israel and the Occupied Territories. The overall purpose is to encourage the audience to question and further engage media representations of conflict, and to develop a greater sense of intellectual curiosity and in response to American media outlets. The event will impact campus by enriching the always-lively Israeli-Palestinian campus debate.
If Americans Knew is a non-profit organization that focuses on the Arab-Israeli conflict and United States foreign policy regarding the Middle East, offering analysis of American media coverage of these issues. Its mission, according to the group's website, is to provide "what every American needs to know about Israel/Palestine."[1] The site is generally critical of U.S. financial and military support of Israel. The group blames the pro-Israeli lobby in the US, AIPAC, for advancing support for Israel.
In addition to the freelance journalist and founder Alison Weir [2], board members [3] and staff include critics of Israel, such as Francis Boyle, a law professor, Eugene Bird, the president of the Council for the National Interest, Paul Findley, a former United States Representative, Andrew I. Killgore, a former ambassador of the United States to Qatar [4], and Pete McCloskey, a Democratic politician from California.
If Americans Knew is a non-profit organization that focuses on the Arab-Israeli conflict and United States foreign policy regarding the Middle East, offering analysis of American media coverage of these issues. Its mission, according to the group's website, is to provide "what every American needs to know about Israel/Palestine."[1] The site is generally critical of U.S. financial and military support of Israel. The group blames the pro-Israeli lobby in the US, AIPAC, for advancing support for Israel.
In addition to the freelance journalist and founder Alison Weir [2], board members [3] and staff include critics of Israel, such as Francis Boyle, a law professor, Eugene Bird, the president of the Council for the National Interest, Paul Findley, a former United States Representative, Andrew I. Killgore, a former ambassador of the United States to Qatar [4], and Pete McCloskey, a Democratic politician from California.
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