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August 17, 2015

How (Not) to Report on Iranian Jewry and Iranian Public Opinion

The Forward's report from there is full of naïveté.

The Islamic Republic allowed a journalist from a Jewish paper (the Forward) to travel around the country and interview both officials and private citizens. The resulting article, writes Michael Totten, avoids some of the worst pitfalls of reportage from repressive regimes, but is not without its share of naïveté—beginning with a misunderstanding of the role of the translator and fixer provided by the government to accompany him on his travels:

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August 17, 2015

  1. How (Not) to Report on Iranian Jewry and Iranian Public Opinion

    The Forward's report from there is full of naïveté.

  2. Can an Italian Jew Serve as Israel’s Ambassador to Italy?

    Don’t heed smears of dual loyalty.

  3. Cyberwarfare Comes to the Middle East . . . and to America

    Iran is developing the capability for a catastrophic attack.

  4. A Philosopher’s Thoughts on the Hebrew Bible

    A fascinating video interview.

  5. Memoirs of the Ex-Orthodox and What Their Popularity Says about Readers

    Prurience about prudery.