The Catmage Chronicles
Andy thought he was going crazy when a talking cat showed up at his front door. He couldn’t have been more wrong.Goldeneyes is a Catmage – a cat with human intelligence and magical abilities. Andy is an eighth grader who is smart, impulsive, and trying to avoid the school bully at all costs. A prophecy threw them together. There’s just one problem: Goldeneyes can’t stand humans.The Catmage world is heading toward war. Goldeneyes and Andy must try to stop the enemy from getting stronger. And they must save a powerful Catmage who’s been kidnapped. For Goldeneyes, it’s personal. That Catmage is her grandmother.Andy and Goldeneyes must try to put aside their differences. If they can’t, the enemy will soon be too powerful to defeat…
Category Archives: Media Bias
Once more, with bias
The Reuters version: Israel kills Islamic Jihad commanders in W.Bank Near Jenin’s refugee camp, an Israeli undercover unit ambushed a car in which Ashraf al-Saadi, described by Islamic Jihad as a commander in its armed wing in the West Bank, … Continue reading
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Sound the bell again, professor
It is an old story, and I don’t know its source: A professor of anthropology visits a Bedouin camp to investigate this or another habit of the tribe. Feeling thirsty, he looks around for a well and finds it. Near … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Media Bias, Politics
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If a Quartet issues a statement that nobody likes….
The Quartet released a statement that can apparently be read in Humpty Dumpty-ese: “When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone. “It means just what I choose it to mean – neither more or less.” … Continue reading
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Reuters ignores Judaism’s ties to the Temple Mount
In the worst example of Reuters bias I have ever seen, Mohammed Assadi makes it through an entire article about the Temple Mount dig without once mentioning the Temple Mount, save for a brief mention of a vague “religious compound.” … Continue reading
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Media bias, Violence edition
What’s missing from this headline? Thai Military Says 3 Held Over Violence That would be the description of the “violence.” It was 29 bombings in 45 minutes that murdered 8 and wounded more than 70 people in Southern Thailand, where … Continue reading
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Wire service accuracy report cards
One week after my letters to AP and Reuters pointing out their error in identifying the Western Wall as “Judaism’s holiest site,” we have this from AP: The archaeological dig is taking place about 60 yards away from the Al … Continue reading
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AP’s bias and twisting is everywhere…
Ricky Martin has his gift-kaffiyeh tied a little too tight, and gives Bush the finger over the Iraq War and Puerto Rican rights. AP never misses an opportunity to twist the issues: The United States seized Puerto Rico in 1898 … Continue reading
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Changing the wire services, one story at a time
Yesterday, after reading several days’ worth of AP and Reuters articles incorrectly identifying Judaism’s holiest site as the Westen Wall, I sent an email to each of the services. Here’s the one the AP received: Dear editor, The AP is … Continue reading
Posted in AP Media Bias, Israel, Media Bias, Religion
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How the world media minimizes Israel’s Jewishness
I thought I’d see what Google News had to show me about the number of media outlets correctly proclaiming the Temple Mount Judaism’s holiest site. I used the exact search phrase “Judaism’s holiest site.” Here’s what came up: The AP, … Continue reading
Posted in Media Bias, Religion
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CNN joins the Temple Mount bandwagon
CNN tries to get it right, but once again emphasizes the Muslim ties to the Temple Mount and ignore Judaism’s. JERUSALEM (CNN) — An Israeli-Arab legislator Friday helped negotiate an end to a standoff between Palestinians and police at a … Continue reading
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The AFP joins the “Downplay the holiness of the Temple Mount to Jews” party
The AFP has done the expected and also downplayed the significance and holiness of the Temple Mount to Jews. That’s three for three. Time to check for UPI’s version. The site, venerated by Muslims as the third holiest site in … Continue reading
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Your weekly dose of Reuters bias
Watch how Reuters assists the palestinian attempt to remove all signs of Judaism from Jerusalem by ignoring the existence of the Temple Mount. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has spurned a call by his defense minister to consider halting excavations … Continue reading
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The wire services: Media outlets with no shame
So, let’s take the word “truce.” It generally means a cessation of hostilities. Both sides agree to stop killing each other. Right? Right. A truce is when people actually stop, you know, shooting. Now let us take this AP headline: … Continue reading
Posted in AP Media Bias, Media Bias, palestinian politics
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On the policy of understatement
My friends (especially some of them that are more into newspaper business than I am) always try to calm me down when I go on a rave about the titles some articles carry. It is not the authors, they tell … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Media Bias, Terrorism
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The dehumanization of Israel continues
The Associated Press has lots of stories about the suicide bombing in Israel today. There’s a story about the bombing itself, last updated at 4:24 p.m. Eastern time. There’s a sob story about the poor, poor, pitiful bomber, and why … Continue reading
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