Long before I thought of entering the rabbinate, I dreamed of becoming a journalist. I served as a reporter on my high school newspaper, and when I was in 11th grade, the local school board threatened to close our high school. I remember my heart pounding when I had to pick up the phone to…
White House chief strategist Steve Bannon continued his assault on the press during a Thursday appearance at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, decrying the fourth estate in dog whistle-like language. “It’s not only not going to get better, it gets worse every day,” Bannon said, talking about the new administration’s relationship with the media….
Jake Tapper, CNN’s senior Washington correspondent, had a succinct response to Steve Bannon’s demand that the media “keep its mouth shut and just listen for a while.” No. .@jaketapper: Reminder that the president’s top aide just told NYT that the press should keep its mouth shut. No. https://t.co/v88feqWbib pic.twitter.com/EYw5Pc2faM — The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) January…
Recently a white supremacist, Nazi lover named Richard Spencer was punched in the face while giving a speech on camera during Donald Trump’s inauguration. This is the same Nazi lover who just recently terrorized Jewish families in Whitefish, MT, where he and his family live. In response, some well-meaning rabbis have been gathering sources and…
Alexandra Shulman, one of the biggest names in the world of fashion, is stepping down as editor-in-chief of British Vogue after 25 years, the magazine’s publisher Conde Nast announced on Wednesday. Shulman’s reign culminated in Vogue’s centenary celebrations last year, marked by an exclusive cover photo shoot with Prince William’s wife Kate, the Duchess of…
Dear Editor, “Why Won’t More Jewish Groups Condemn Trump’s Shameful Nazi Comparisons?” by Jane Eisner, from January 13, 2017, was compelling. We were justifiably fearful during the campaign when candidate Trump bullied his way through the path to the nomination. The harassment of the media and discriminatory stands against minorities, religions and disadvantaged members of…
BuzzFeed has attracted a lot of criticism for its decision to publish an unverified memo about President-elect Donald Trump’s purported ties with Russia and sexual behavior there. But as Seth Lipsky wrote Friday in The Wall Street Journal, it’s hard to know what the website, as a relatively minor upstart in the journalism world, should…
It’s a revelation that’s shaking up Israel’s political and media worlds as intensely as reports of a proposed secret deal between Donald Trump, CNN and Fox News would rock the United States. In a wide-reaching investigation by Israel Police of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, it was revealed Sunday that a tape exists of a conversation…
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