Andrea Levin

Levin's involvement in CAMERA began in 1988 when she wrote an article for the Boston-area weekly The Tab critical of the Boston Globe{{'}}s coverage of the First Intifada. In an interview in 2003, she told the Globe, "I was not very acquainted with the established Jewish community," but began receiving calls after her piece was published.

Levin, a former associate editor of the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, has been quoted on the issue of media bias in various sources.A Violent World: TV News Images of Middle Eastern Terror and War, Nitzan Ben-Shaul (2007), p. 124Jesus and the Culture Wars: Reclaiming the Lord's Prayer, C. J. Conner (2007), p. 161A Diary of Four Years of Terrorism and Anti-Semitism: 2000–2004, Robert R Friedmann (2005), p. 143

Levin told an interviewer, "I think pro-Israeli media watching has an importance beyond the cause of Israel. Efforts that induce better adherence to ethical journalism in one subject area are positive generally in helping to strengthen American democracy, especially, again, as there are no enforceable codes of professional conduct in the media."[http://www.jcpa.org/phas/phas-33.htm Interview with Andrea Levin, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, June 1, 2005]

In a 2001 article titled "Ha'aretz Fuels Anti-Israel Bias" Levin wrote that some Haaretz reporters are guilty of sacrificing factual accuracy on the altar of political convictions. Levin specifically referred to reporter Amira Hass, who she said was made to pay $60,000 to the Jewish community of Hebron after an inaccurate report. Other Haaretz contributors singled out by Levin included Gideon Levy, Akiva Eldar and Baruch Kimmerling.{{cite web|last=Levin|first=Andrea|title=Ha'aretz Fuels Anti-Israel Bias|url=http://www.camera.org/index.asp?x_context=2&x_outlet=55&x_article=171|publisher=Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America|accessdate=13 October 2012|date=6 August 2001}}

In 2002 Levin stated that while Israel has capable spokesmen, it does not conduct its publicity effectively.{{cite news|last=Handwerker|first=Haim|title=Don't blame the messenger|url=http://www.haaretz.com/don-t-blame-the-messenger-1.41840|accessdate=13 October 2012|newspaper=Haaretz|date=20 June 2002}}

Levin criticized CNN after the network aired a documentary called God's Warriors in 2007. She described the show's premise as false "from the start."{{cite news|last=Guttman|first=Nathan|title=CNN Comes Under Unprecedented Attack|url=http://forward.com/articles/11551/cnn-comes-under-unprecedented-attack-/|accessdate=13 October 2012|newspaper=The Forward|date=5 September 2007}}

In an op-ed for The Jerusalem Post in 2010, Levin criticized The New York Times after Times Jerusalem bureau chief Ethan Bronner made statements on MSNBC accusing the Israeli public of prejudice and racism in relation to its views toward Barack Obama. In the same op-ed, Levin accused B'Tselem of characterizing terrorists as civilians.{{cite news|last=Levin|first=Andrea|title=Questions for 'The New York Times'|url=http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id=182698|accessdate=13 October 2012|newspaper=The Jerusalem Post|date=26 June 2010}}

• Bearing False Witness: Jimmy Carter's "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid" by Andrea Levin, Alex Safian, and Gilead Ini

• Commentary on Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid

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• [http://www.camera.org/ CAMERA official website]
• [http://www.camera.org/index.asp?x_context=2&x_outlet=118&x_article=1273 Bearing False Witness: Jimmy Carter's Palestine Peace Not Apartheid]
• [http://www.jcpa.org/phas/phas-33.htm "CAMERA: Fighting Distorted Media Coverage of Israel and the Middle East: An Interview with Andrea Levin"] (Exec. Dir. of CAMERA) at Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.

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