Links to reports and commentary from National Public Radio, Middle East Monitor, West Bank Alerts, and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up for today’s IRAN so far, and down for MEDIA 5-9-26.) — MCM

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FROM MAY 15  From proposal to print: How books make it to store shelves. Reported by Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi | NPR  Our Planet Money team has gotten an inside peek at the publishing industry as they follow the journey of their book. They explain how economic forces shape what choices a bookstore makes. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM MAY 15  Mainstream U.S. media complicit in selling Gaza genocide, sweeping new analysis finds. From Middle East Monitor U.S. media is systematically biased in favour of Israel, an analysis by the Intercept has uncovered. Investigation of more than 12,000 articles and 5,000 TV segments found mainstream U.S. coverage was “one-sided, racist and dehumanising,” helping Israel justify its genocide in Gaza. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 7  When democracy fails, by Cara Marianna | West Bank Alerts / The Floutist I’m dissatisfied, it’s time to state bluntly, with reporting events from the West Bank. It seems increasingly obvious that documenting and reporting Israel’s brutality is not enough. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 14  Israel sues NYT over column exposing systematic policy of sexual abuse for Palestinian prisoners. From the Cradle. The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announced on Thursday it is launching a defamation lawsuit against the New York Times following its publication of a column by journalist Nicholas Kristof detailing the systematic rape and sexual assault of Palestinian detainees by Israeli guards. READ MORE . . .

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