Andrea Levin

Andrea Levin is director of the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA), a media watchdog group pro-Israel nonprofit, tax-exempt organization based in Boston.

Levin was born in the mid-1940s in Manhattan, grew up as an "Army brat", once taught English in the Philadelphia public schools, and later worked at the Kennedy School of Government as an associate editor of the ''Journal of Policy Analysis and Management''.

Involvement at CAMERA

Levin's involvement in CAMERA began in 1988 when she wrote an article for the Boston-area weekly ''The Tab'' critical of the ''Boston Globe''s coverage of the First Intifada. In an interview in 2003, she told the ''Globe'', "I was not very acquainted with the established Jewish community," but began receiving calls after her piece was published.

Levin, a former associate editor of the ''Journal of Policy Analysis and Management'', has been quoted on the issue of media bias in various sources.

Levin told an interviewer, "I think pro-Israeli media watching has an importance beyond the cause of Israel. Efforts that induce better adherence to ethical journalism in one subject area are positive generally in helping to strengthen American democracy, especially, again, as there are no enforceable codes of professional conduct in the media."

Criticism

In a 2001 article titled "''Ha'aretz'' Fuels Anti-Israel Bias" Levin wrote that some ''Haaretz'' reporters are guilty of sacrificing factual accuracy on the altar of political convictions. Levin specifically referred to reporter Amira Hass, who she said was made to pay $60,000 to the Jewish community of Hebron after an inaccurate report. Other ''Haaretz'' contributors singled out by Levin included Gideon Levy, Akiva Eldar and Baruch Kimmerling.

In 2002 Levin stated that while Israel has capable spokesmen, it does not conduct its publicity effectively.

Levin criticized ''CNN'' after the network aired a documentary called ''God's Warriors'' in 2007. She described the show's premise as false "from the start."

In an op-ed for ''The Jerusalem Post'' in 2010, Levin criticized ''The New York Times'' after ''Times'' Jerusalem bureau chief Ethan Bronner made statements on MSNBC accusing the Israeli public of prejudice and racism in relation to its views toward Barack Obama. In the same op-ed, Levin accused B'Tselem of characterizing terrorists as civilians.

Publications

* ''Bearing False Witness: Jimmy Carter's "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid"'' by Andrea Levin, Alex Safian, and Gilead Ini

See also

* Commentary on ''Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid''

References

External links

CAMERA official website

Bearing False Witness: Jimmy Carter's Palestine Peace Not Apartheid


(Exec. Dir. of CAMERA) at Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.

Living people
Harvard Kennedy School staff
Year of birth missing (living people)

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