The International Middle East Media Center (or IMEMC) is an independent news organization run by
Palestinians
Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...
living in the
Palestinian territories
The Palestinian territories are the two regions of the former British Mandate for Palestine that have been militarily occupied by Israel since the Six-Day War of 1967, namely: the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip. The I ...
, working together with international journalists, who report on events in both
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
and the Palestinian territories. The IMEMC is published in English so that an international audience has access to reports on events in the region as reported directly by local journalists.
They report with a heavy pro pallastinain bias, and are often seen as a mindless anti-Israel blog.
See also
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The Electronic Intifada
''The Electronic Intifada'' (''EI'') is an online Chicago-based publication covering the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. It describes itself as Nonprofit organization, not-for-profit, Non-governmental organization, independent, and providing a ...
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Independent Media Center
The Independent Media Center, better known as Indymedia, is an open publishing network of activist journalist collectives that report on political and social issues. Following beginnings during the 1999 Carnival Against Capital and 1999 Seatt ...
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Further reading
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External links
* http://www.imemc.org/
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Mass media in the State of Palestine
Alternative journalism organizations