MEDIA WATCH
Media Watch is a professional service of the National Arab American Journalists Association (NAAJA). Our purpose is to monitor the professional Mainstream American media and sift through legitimate public debate and identify instances where the debate and discussion on Arab issues and the Middle East crosses the professional line. Our role is to put a spotlight on transgressions where debate crosses into stereotyping and racism, and also in identifying news media that fail to provide balanced coverage both in reporting and in Op-Ed commentary.
To report a complaint to Media Watch, email MEDIA WATCH. All reports are carefully considered by the NAAJA Media Watch committee and acted upon.
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MEDIA WATCH STANDARDS
NAAJA has adopted the standards of the Asian American Journalists Association Media Watch Committee. View?
- We do not demand that mainstream media be "pro-Arab." We do demand that mainstream media "be fair."
- We protest columns that cross the lines of fair public discourse or that engage in unjustified excesses, such as permitting racist and stereotypical images to be published.
- Editorials, reporting or columns that include racist or stereotypical references to Arabs and Muslims are unjustified.
- Media can debate issues without resorting the namecalling.
- We support the concept of a fair and open debate and recognize that criticism is essential to a free press.
Take a professional stand against inappropriate and unprofessional journalism by identifying, expressing, complaining, seeking redress, and sharing information.
MEDIA WATCH HONOR LIST:
This list includes media and journalists who make an honest effort to apologize for insensitive remarks and who acknowledge the impact of their comments. It takes a lot of courage to acknowledge a mistake and also a lot of professionalism. While we fight hard to identify incidents of what may appear to audiences as bigotry and racism, we must also be deligent to acknowledge those who take the time to acknowledge errors, correct them and apologize.
ESPN Guest makes inappropriate reference
to Palestinians as suicide bombers ... apologizes
Mike & Mike Show, Chicago Wed. June 25, 2008
8:15 AM. Listen to 2 minute clip of comments?
Read NAAJA comments and ESPN STATEMENT?
Listen to Bonnie Bernstein's apology
STATUS: ESPN and Dr. Bonnie Bernstein issued a genuine apology that expressed ESPN's and Dr. Bernstein's embrace of diversity and fairness. The protest has been Removed from our Watch List, and placed on our Honor List, which represents media who address issues of concern to the Arab American community. It was concluded in this case that Bernstein was not propagating a racist stereotype, but had borrowed and used one in what we term "innocent construction." We do not believe it was her intention to be racist or to convey the stereotype, though it did inappropriately categorize an entire race of people in a negative manner.
MEDIA WATCH LIST:
This list includes media and journalists who are being approached to initiate a discussion about reported instances of unprofessional media conduct, and where a response is being anticipated and where a discussion is continuing, or where a response has not been satisfactory.
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MEDIA WATCH LIST:
This list includes news media outlets and individuals that violated professional journalism ethics and standards and who have refused to acknowledge our inquiries or protests.
CNN TALK HOST LOU DOBBS, Nov. 27, 2007
Letter of Protest | Reason for Protest | Responses
Background:
The Raw Story, Nov. 2007
Southern Poverty Law Center, Winter 2005
THE BOSTON GLOBE NEWSPAPER, Oct. 27, 2007
Letter of Protest | Reason for Protest | Responses |
Status: The Boston Globe Newspaper refuses to respond to our complaint. It is an insult to professional journalism and also an insult by the Boston Globe to Arab American journalists. Apparently, it is not the first time the Boston Globe has discriminated against Arabs and Muslims. We'll continue to monitor this newspaper's unprofessionalism and report it to our members.
RADIO TALK SHOW HOST MICHAEL SAVAGE, Nov. 16, 2007
"THE SAVAGE NATION" Radio Program
Letter of Protest | Reason for Protest | Response 1 | Response 2 | UPDATE
Related Articles:
- Savage Sues CAIR Dec. 2, 2007
- The American Muslim, Nov. 2, 2007
- Yahoo News, Nov. 8, 2007
- Listen to Savage's on-air statements
- CAIR: National Radio Host Goes on anti-Muslim Tirade
- Al-Sahafiyeen NAAJA/SPJ-Arab Journalists on Michael Savage and Don Imus
- Overview of Michael Savage's national radio reach (PDF)
ONGOING MEDIA DISCRIMINATION LIST:
This list includes news media outlets and individuals that have or continue to violate professional journalism ethics and standards and who actively promote racism, discrimination, stereotypes and unprofessional conduct in coverage of issues involving the Arab American community or the Middle East.
MICHELLE MALKIN
Letter of Protest | Reason for Protest | Responses
THE NEW YORK POST NEWSPAPER
Letter of Protest | Reason for Protest | Responses
THE NEW YORK SUN NEWSPAPER
Letter of Protest | Reason for Protest | Responses
DANIEL PIPES, COLUMNIST
Letter of Protest | Reason for Protest | Responses
GLENN BECK, TV/RADIO TALK SHOW HOST
Letter of Protest | Reason for Protest | Responses
NEAL BOORTZ, TV/RADIO TALK SHOW HOST
"Calls Muslims cockroaches"
Letter of Protest | Reason for Protest | Responses
SEAN HANNITY, TV/RADIO TALK SHOW HOST
Letter of Protest | Reason for Protest | Responses
