I’VE MADE TV DOCUMENTARIES MOST OF MY LIFE. A lot of them are historical. And in those that address contemporary issues, I’ve nearly always felt the need to include some historical background. Continue reading “Staying Truthful in Documentaries, Even In An A.I. World” »
COMEDY … and … GAZA. Two words that probably don’t sit together too well. But they did come together in this week’s news.
Israel’s military onslaught against the Hamas movement in Gaza, in response to last October’s deadly incursion into southern Israel, and the capturing of hostages, was again the subject of many swirling media questions. Continue reading “Media Opp! Issues of War & Peace in Odd Settings” »
THE TABLEAU IS VERY RESONANT. It echoes infamous episodes from an earlier time. Chief Executive Officers of big corporations are lined up, all being sworn in, hands raised solemnly, and then being called to account by our country’s elected representatives. Continue reading “Social Media’s Harms Condemned But Not Halted” »
THE SLOGAN, AS OFTEN WITH SLOGANS, is provocative, though it lacks precision as well as any subtlety. Appearing overnight, it’s fly-posted now on the streets of many cities, and it says: FREE PALESTINE – END APARTHEID! (See below right) Continue reading “South Africa versus Israel: Many (Under-Reported) Reasons Why” »
THE MEDIA HAVE HEADED, en masse, into Iowa. As usual in a presidential election year, it’s the first preparatory event in America’s whole unfolding primary process. And in Iowa, after a bad snowstorm that interrupted things, even the often sedate New York Times says that campaigning has now returned to “a fevered pitch”. Continue reading “Iowa and Onward – the Oldsters Battle” »
