David & Goliath is a gripping first-person narrative that reveals the roots of media bias in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Eleven years in the making, David & Goliath chronicles the "frontline" experiences of Shraga Simmons, a foremost expert on media bias and founding editor of HonestReporting. With drama and a biting edge, this book a comprehensive, erudite analysis, fully resourced with over 2,000 footnotes. Readers are privy to secret negotiations with CNN executives, and how a grassroots campaign was cited by the New York Times as affecting sweeping changes in Mideast media coverage. David & Goliath reveals the truth behind the news business, showing how the drive for ratings and profits favors an "underdog" narrative that keeps viewers tuned into the story. With current interest in the peace process riding high, and the media consistently focused on Israel, David & Goliath is a timely book that reveals how media misrepresentation may actually foment violence and hinder the possibility of a peaceful settlement.
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In the conflict between Israel and its enemies, the news media is a critical battlefield one in which Israel is under constant and relentless attack. For more than a decade, Shraga Simmons has been on the frontline of the media war. David & Goliath is his astonishing, infuriating, illuminating chronicle of the bias, ignorance, deceit, and double standards that are deployed against Israel on a daily basis. If you care about truth and freedom the press, be forewarned: This book will shock you. --Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe
David & Goliath captures the myriad incidents of media bias against Israel in one fascinating volume. David & Goliath is invaluable for anyone wanting the inside story on media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Every person concerned about the future of Israel and the peace process should read this book. --Ed Koch, former Mayor of New York City
Simmons has produced an invaluable book on one of the most serious problems of the 21st century, the almost perverse and pervasively wrong-headed way that our western mainstream news media (MSNM) report the Arab-Israeli conflict… Not only are the problems he so thoroughly details critical as a problem of both epistemology and journalistic ethics, but the implications for the well-being of the civic polities which create and depend on a free press are dire... This book should be required reading in Journalism 101. Alas, I'm not holding my breath. --Professor Richard Landes, Boston University
David & Goliath captures the myriad incidents of media bias against Israel in one fascinating volume. David & Goliath is invaluable for anyone wanting the inside story on media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Every person concerned about the future of Israel and the peace process should read this book. --Ed Koch, former Mayor of New York City
Simmons has produced an invaluable book on one of the most serious problems of the 21st century, the almost perverse and pervasively wrong-headed way that our western mainstream news media (MSNM) report the Arab-Israeli conflict… Not only are the problems he so thoroughly details critical as a problem of both epistemology and journalistic ethics, but the implications for the well-being of the civic polities which create and depend on a free press are dire... This book should be required reading in Journalism 101. Alas, I'm not holding my breath. --Professor Richard Landes, Boston University
David & Goliath captures the myriad incidents of media bias against Israel in one fascinating volume. David & Goliath is invaluable for anyone wanting the inside story on media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Every person concerned about the future of Israel and the peace process should read this book. --Ed Koch, former Mayor of New York City
Simmons has produced an invaluable book on one of the most serious problems of the 21st century, the almost perverse and pervasively wrong-headed way that our western mainstream news media (MSNM) report the Arab-Israeli conflict… Not only are the problems he so thoroughly details critical as a problem of both epistemology and journalistic ethics, but the implications for the well-being of the civic polities which create and depend on a free press are dire... This book should be required reading in Journalism 101. Alas, I'm not holding my breath. --Professor Richard Landes, Boston University
David & Goliath captures the myriad incidents of media bias against Israel in one fascinating volume. David & Goliath is invaluable for anyone wanting the inside story on media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Every person concerned about the future of Israel and the peace process should read this book. --Ed Koch, former Mayor of New York City
Simmons has produced an invaluable book on one of the most serious problems of the 21st century, the almost perverse and pervasively wrong-headed way that our western mainstream news media (MSNM) report the Arab-Israeli conflict… Not only are the problems he so thoroughly details critical as a problem of both epistemology and journalistic ethics, but the implications for the well-being of the civic polities which create and depend on a free press are dire... This book should be required reading in Journalism 101. Alas, I'm not holding my breath. --Professor Richard Landes, Boston University
About the Author
Shraga Simmons is a foremost expert on media bias relating to the Mideast conflict. In 2000, with the outbreak of the Palestinian Intifada, he became the founding editor of HonestReporting.com. He went on to produce a series of acclaimed online films, including "Suicide Activists on the Gaza Flotilla" and "Photo Fraud in Lebanon," which was viewed by 5 million people in a span of days. Simmons holds a degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin, and has a long career - beginning at age 16 - reporting for daily newspapers and national magazines. He is an ordained rabbi and serves as Senior Editor of Aish.com, the Judaism website with 400,000 unique email subscribers. His live seminar, "Media Bias in the Mideast Conflict," is popular with community and university groups, providing tools for fighting media bias and keen insights into the peace process. His work has been translated into 10 languages.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By D. LeVine
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It's not often that I am totally riveted by a book, but I was while reading "David & Goliath: The
Explosive Inside Story of Media Bias in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict." It is such a "wow!"
The author is an authority on the topic, but he weaves the story in a very real, down-to-earth
way. The author has built the case brick by solid brick. This is the book I have been waiting
for to tell the undeniable truth: the mainstream media is skewing the story against Israel.
Explosive Inside Story of Media Bias in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict." It is such a "wow!"
The author is an authority on the topic, but he weaves the story in a very real, down-to-earth
way. The author has built the case brick by solid brick. This is the book I have been waiting
for to tell the undeniable truth: the mainstream media is skewing the story against Israel.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By C. Evenari
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The book "DAVID&GOLIATH was not only good, it really delighted me. When do you have the opportunity, to learn, know or have it proven, the truth about what is going on in the Middle East? What you read in the papers or see on TV, means mostly you are misinformed at the end, and often they just lie to you, apparently believing, they alwas should tell you, what you like most, but never the truth.
In this book you listen to an excellent journalist, who brings facts instead of farytails. I always prefer to know the facts. And if you are not an Antisemit (who needs lies in order to stay what he is!) you will enjoy reading this book very much.
I am glad that I could buy this book at Amazon.
In this book you listen to an excellent journalist, who brings facts instead of farytails. I always prefer to know the facts. And if you are not an Antisemit (who needs lies in order to stay what he is!) you will enjoy reading this book very much.
I am glad that I could buy this book at Amazon.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
This book is a wake-up call if you care about the future of the Middle East
February 18, 2012
By Think Big
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"David & Goliath" is a must read for anyone wanting to understand the role of the media in
shaping the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The volume is superbly-written and researched. There
is no dogma here. It is packed with information, all presented in a very objective, logical way.
This man is a top-notch journalist and really covers the topics thoroughly, but with lots of
drama and humor. This book is an important wake-up call for anyone who cares about the
future of the Middle East.
shaping the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The volume is superbly-written and researched. There
is no dogma here. It is packed with information, all presented in a very objective, logical way.
This man is a top-notch journalist and really covers the topics thoroughly, but with lots of
drama and humor. This book is an important wake-up call for anyone who cares about the
future of the Middle East.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The single best book you can ever buy on the modern...
Beyond a scything critique of the shameful bias against Israel in Western media, David & Goliath presents the case for Israel in unshakable, undeniable terms.
Published 1 month ago by Lance LeClaire
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Good Book
Interesting topic and well written. Has many examples that I was unaware of. It helps raise awareness about media bias.
Published 2 months ago by B. Forster
