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Showing posts with label JIB Awards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label JIB Awards. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Yes, A Finalist
I'm in at least two groups. Details here. One is for the best series and the other for the best news post. Both are for my pictures of the Arab Mansions. Even if you don't vote for me, please publicize the information in the post. Link to it and let people know the truth.
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The media lies again!
This was a real easy one.
A reporter/photographer came to Shiloh for philly.com to interview a neighbor from Philadelphia.
I'm not going to argue opinion, but facts are simple.
Do you see "any red tiles?" I don't.
It's so simple. There are tougher lies to catch than this one.
Just remember that you shouldn't trust the media, even on the simple things.
And while you're at it, compare it to the Arab Mansions, my "expose` posts which show how Arabs here really live are finalists in JIBs. If I'm not mistaken they're running both as a series and as best news post.
A reporter/photographer came to Shiloh for philly.com to interview a neighbor from Philadelphia.
I'm not going to argue opinion, but facts are simple.
Standing outside his stucco and red-tile-roofed home in the Shilo settlement, almond trees blooming in the valley below, Philadelphia native Steven "Shimon" Siegel, 49, explained how a boy from Strawberry Mansion found his Eden amid the rocky hills of the West Bank. (complete article)Nu, now look at the picture of the Siegel's roof.
Do you see "any red tiles?" I don't.
It's so simple. There are tougher lies to catch than this one.
Just remember that you shouldn't trust the media, even on the simple things.
And while you're at it, compare it to the Arab Mansions, my "expose` posts which show how Arabs here really live are finalists in JIBs. If I'm not mistaken they're running both as a series and as best news post.
Sunday, May 6, 2007
The Proof's in the Pictures
I kept saying that I wasn't going to toot my own horn and ask people to vote for me in JIB Awards, but...
...yes, but this isn't about ego. This relates to the protests about how badly the Israeli Government is run, and that includes the Foreign Ministry and Hasbara, meaning the Information Campaign.
I live in Israel, Shiloh to be exact. That's the Bible Heartland, Judea and Samaria, where our Jewish History happened. It's also what many in the world have re-named "Palestine." Part of the myth of the faux people is the "poor Arabs live in crowded hovels." Well, most of the land is empty. And the Arabs definitely don't live in hovels.
That's why I took the pictures you'll see in this series, which is running for best series and newsposts in JIB awards.
By voting for my Arab Mansions series, you're voting against the incompetence and the corruption in Israeli Politics and meda. Actually, I tried to sell the series to Jewish newspapers, but nobody was interested in the truth.
The Arabs are living well. There's lots of money in the villages. They don't pay taxes. They expect Israeli tax money to support their infrastructure, roads etc. They don't need building permits. Yes, ad nauseum, and for whatever reasons, they're winning the hasbara war.
A vote for my Arab Mansions series is a vote for the truth. If you've already voted for someone else and can't vote again, at least publicize my posts.
The series is running as a series; vote here. For some strange reason, I'm running against myself in best newsposts, so vote for Arab Mansions Part 1, which is doing better and has a chance to get into the finals.
This is not for ego; it's to show that the best news source is in our jblog world.
Shavua tov!
...yes, but this isn't about ego. This relates to the protests about how badly the Israeli Government is run, and that includes the Foreign Ministry and Hasbara, meaning the Information Campaign.
I live in Israel, Shiloh to be exact. That's the Bible Heartland, Judea and Samaria, where our Jewish History happened. It's also what many in the world have re-named "Palestine." Part of the myth of the faux people is the "poor Arabs live in crowded hovels." Well, most of the land is empty. And the Arabs definitely don't live in hovels.
That's why I took the pictures you'll see in this series, which is running for best series and newsposts in JIB awards.
By voting for my Arab Mansions series, you're voting against the incompetence and the corruption in Israeli Politics and meda. Actually, I tried to sell the series to Jewish newspapers, but nobody was interested in the truth.
The Arabs are living well. There's lots of money in the villages. They don't pay taxes. They expect Israeli tax money to support their infrastructure, roads etc. They don't need building permits. Yes, ad nauseum, and for whatever reasons, they're winning the hasbara war.
A vote for my Arab Mansions series is a vote for the truth. If you've already voted for someone else and can't vote again, at least publicize my posts.
The series is running as a series; vote here. For some strange reason, I'm running against myself in best newsposts, so vote for Arab Mansions Part 1, which is doing better and has a chance to get into the finals.
This is not for ego; it's to show that the best news source is in our jblog world.
Shavua tov!
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
JIB, voting
I'm not sending out emails to everyone begging or even politely asking for votes in JIB. I'm not even sure for how many and which categories my blogs, me-ander and Shiloh Musings, have been nominated. I don't think they're competing against each other, Baruch Hashem. But I do know that they're competing against some of my own favorites.
Of course, I'd be flattered and pleased to get votes, and I hope that I won't come in dead last, which happened to me the first year.
Besides an ego trip and sparkly graphics for the sidebar, there is no real prize. For me the best prize would be more regular readers, especially those who comment--even if you disagree with what I've written-- and quote/link me in your own posts.
Unless something earth-shattering happens, I won't be mentioning the competition again, bli neder. OK, I know that halachikly we're supposed to say the "bli neder" before the statement. But this isn't the "real world," is it? We're in the cyberworld, with our virtual newspapers and magazines, where anybody with internet access can join the medium and become instant stars and pundits.
Just enjoy it, please, and don't take it all so seriously. Too many visits to the cemetery and mourners recently remind me that it's not a life and death issue.
Chag Atzma'ut Sameach
Of course, I'd be flattered and pleased to get votes, and I hope that I won't come in dead last, which happened to me the first year.
Besides an ego trip and sparkly graphics for the sidebar, there is no real prize. For me the best prize would be more regular readers, especially those who comment--even if you disagree with what I've written-- and quote/link me in your own posts.
Unless something earth-shattering happens, I won't be mentioning the competition again, bli neder. OK, I know that halachikly we're supposed to say the "bli neder" before the statement. But this isn't the "real world," is it? We're in the cyberworld, with our virtual newspapers and magazines, where anybody with internet access can join the medium and become instant stars and pundits.
Just enjoy it, please, and don't take it all so seriously. Too many visits to the cemetery and mourners recently remind me that it's not a life and death issue.
Chag Atzma'ut Sameach
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