
This video shows how the foreign policy interests of American political elites-working in combination with Israeli public relations stratgies-influence US news reporting about the Middle East conflict. Combining American and British TV news clips with observations of analysts, journalists and political activists, Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land provides a brief historical overview, a striking media comparison, and an examination of factors that have distorted U.S. media... (Full plot summary below)
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This video shows how the foreign policy interests of American political elites-working in combination with Israeli public relations stratgies-influence US news reporting about the Middle East conflict. Combining American and British TV news clips with observations of analysts, journalists and political activists, Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land provides a brief historical overview, a striking media comparison, and an examination of factors that have distorted U.S. media coverage and, in turn, American public opinion.
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| Film Journal InternationalEric MonderThe film is meant for those curious about untold stories and the stories behind the stories, and it is hard to dismiss out of hand. |
| Film ThreatPhil HallDisturbing and depressing, although a complete historic perspective is missing. |
| NewsdayJohn AndersonWhile their methods are a bit pedantic -- the narration is monotone, the structure of the film resembles a lesson plan -- they provide a wealth of evidence that the media game is rigged against Arabs. |
| Village VoiceJoshua LandThe result may be better suited for classroom viewing than for theatrical exhibition, but that's a tribute to the movie's instructive value. |
| The New York TimesNed MartelThis one-sided account brings some lesser-known offenses to light and advances a scenario that is bold and detailed. But it is hardly dispassionate. |
| TV Guide MagazineKen FoxThe subject can sharply divide even the most liberal-minded critics, but it's no secret on which side of the debate filmmakers Bathsheba Ratzkoff and Sut Jhally find themselves. |
| The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe main problem with The Promised Land is that Jhally and Ratzkoff are eager to foster dissent, but not to invite it into their own movie. Their talking heads sound rehearsed and repetitive, and the righteous anger dissipates without a contrary opinion to provide a ceiling. |
| New York PostRussell Scott SmithOften, the movie feels like sitting through a college lecture class. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyPedantic, humorless and one-sided -- qualities that won't encourage exposure beyond the activist left. |
| New York Daily NewsJack MathewsShowing the movie would be a great way to open a debate. I would love to hear its charges answered as clearly as they're stated. |