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October 20, 2010 Latest from The Wire... Director Mike Leigh cancels trip to Israel Tue. 19 Oct 2010 @ 13.15 - British filmmaker Mike Leigh has joined the increasing number of artists and celebrities cancelling trips to Israel in protest of the Israeli government's actions. Leigh, the director of Vera Drake and Secrets & Lies, says he's pulled out of a scheduled guest lectureship at the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in Jerusalem because of the Israeli cabinet's decision to approve a loyalty oath for all future non-Jewish citizens whereby they would pledge allegiance to Israel as a 'Jewish and democratic state.' ... Read more >> Jeremy Bowen reports Hezbollah's hostility to Israel Tue. 19 Oct 2010 @ 12.20 - Jeremy Bowen's radio report on the tensions in Lebanon following the visit of Ahmadinejad exposes article on the Guardian's Comment is free site. Following Iranian president Ahmadinejad's visit to Lebanon, Just Journalism analysed the media coverage, much of which concentrated on how certain parts of the country were very supportive of his arrival, and others were worried about the growing influence of Iran....Read more>> Renewed negotiations over Gilad Shalit Mon. 18 Oct. 2010 @ 13.08 - There were noticeable differences between The Guardian, The Independent and the BBC News website on the reported resumption of talks between Israel and Hamas over the release of Israeli hostage Gilad Shalit. The biggest issue relates to the fact that Shalit has been denied visits during the period of his capture - a clear violation of the Geneva Convention and International Human Rights Law. The BBC article on the renewed talks did not even mention that he has been denied all visits....Read more>> Failure to report Ahmadinejad's threats Fri. 15 Oct. 2010 @ 12.08 - There was a clear disparity in how the different broadsheets covered Ahmadinejad's speech in Lebanon, which included numerous threats against Israel. The Times and Daily Telegraph gave a high profile to the hostile comments, while The Guardian and The Independent more or less ignored them. The Times' Nicholas Blanford, writing in 'Ahmadinejad tours southern Lebanon symbols of war with Israel', quoted him as saying: 'I want the whole world to know that the Zionists will die one day but Lebanon will live.'...Read more>> Donate Just Journalism is an independent research organisation focused on how Israel and Middle East issues are reported in the UK media. We produce analysis of print, broadcast and online media and regularly publish research on trends in the media's coverage. We are a not-for-profit company that relies solely on the donations of its supporters. If you'd like to learn more about contributing, please email donate@justjournalism.com Subscribe and Follow To join Just Journalism's mailing list, click here.

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