Middle east. Whoever gave a thought to kurds, for example. Who. But this is as i said, we used to know a heck of a lot about south africa. Now that knowledge has faded. And now we are experts or semi experts on the middle east and about what region next. He knows. I think, you know, what youre saying, the intimation. The first answer to your question is stop reading the New York Times. [laughter] much more than it used 210 or even my commentary. There is a sort of classic effort to say what is important and what is unimportant in accordance with an ideological schemes. You know, i dont think theres an answer to this, and its very hard to get people to jump out of that sort of in the case of the times to liberal left, the view of the world. Except over a long amount of time by pointing out to cognitive dissidence and disrupted discrepancies. I guess its easier now in the sense that the state department, i remember work stopped at 630 to watch cronkite and broke off. Their interpretation
Translates materials in the middle east to lead a group that lets you know what is being said what is on television, what the serbians are, what School Curricula are, what Entertainment Television shows or and they are shining a light on the middle east. And we dont have to rely now on just a few sources or just a few outlets. There are plenty of people whove been struck by curiosity about the middle east. Its all because of necessity. We didnt ask for it. It used to be open to very few people that knew about the middle east and knew the various groups. Who later gave a thought to the kurds . Who clacks but we used to know a lot about south africa. Now that knowledge has faded and mother are semi experts on the middle east. The first answer to your question stop reading the New York Times. [laughter] which much more than it used to. There is a sort of classic effort to see what is important and what is on important with accordance with the ideological scheme. I dont think theres an ans
One piece of good news is that sense september 11th a lot of people have become very, very interested in the middle east, and they never were before. There were forced to become interested in the middle east. Not long ago i asked professor lewis was born in 1916, very, very few people in the west when he was. Did you ever think that your field would become so important there would be such interest in your field. He said, no, never. And that is good news, that there are lots of people who know about the middle east and lots of different outlets. By the way, this is Ilion Johnson of National Review until university. The Research Institute that translates materials from the middle east. A group that being said there. The shining a light. We dont have to rely now on just a few sources. Some journalists have devoted his life to finding out about the middle east. Its all about necessity. We did not support. Very few people knew about the middle east. Whoever gave a thought to kurds, for exam
From all 11 journalists that resonated with you as regards to why they left the profession state was i think most of them if not all of them said basically i wanted to do more. Would you ever come back to journalism . Im not sure. I love writing. I love writing this book. I think its more likely i would do another book. If youre a former journalist or if youre interested in the profession, celia wexler is the author of out of the news. Thanks so much. Thank you. And now from a conference on the 60th anniversary of the publication of Whittaker Chambers witness, a panel entitled without anticommunism what defines conservatives today . So, couldnt help remember, someone was talking about the adulation the world held unless everyone here is aware that august Educational Institute not too far from here, i mean bard college, theres actually an alger hiss chair inhumanities. My colleague, hilton kramer, the founding editor, had an Honorary Degree from bard when this new chair inhumanities was
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