Marda Dunsky is a former Arab affairs reporter for the Jerusalem Post and editor on the national/foreign desk of the Chicago Tribune. She is on the faculty of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Dunsky's work on U.S. media coverage of the Middle East has been published in the Journal of Islamic Law and Culture, Arab Studies Quarterly, and Nieman Reports. Her op-ed pieces on the Middle East have appeared in the Chicago Tribune and other newspapers.

This detailed work should be on the shopping list of all American correspondents moving to Jerusalem. -- Simon Wilson Nieman Reports [Dunsky's] writing is perceptive and her arguments insightful JEWISH BOOK WORLD A comprehensive account of just how difficult it is to offer a 'fair and balanced' narrative of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or the United States-Israel relationship. -- Mark LeVine TIKKUN Pens and Swords offers valuable insights into several fields and is a good read for a wide readership. -- Jorgen Jensehaugen JOURNAL OF PEACE RESEARCH Marda Dunsky comprehensively documents the shortcomings of the mainstream U.S. news media in their coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. -- Walter Rodgers The Christian Century

• Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Policy Mirror 2. Reporting the Palestinian Refugee Story 3. Reporting on Israeli Settlements 4. Apex of the Spiral: Reporting the Violent Spring of 2002 5. The War at Home 6. In the Field 7. Toward a New Way of Reporting the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Notes Index

Marda Dunsky is a former Arab affairs reporter for the Jerusalem Post and editor on the national/foreign desk of the Chicago Tribune. She is on the faculty of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Dunsky's work on U.S. media coverage of the Middle East has been published in the Journal of Islamic Law and Culture, Arab Studies Quarterly, and Nieman Reports. Her op-ed pieces on the Middle East have appeared in the Chicago Tribune and other newspapers.

This detailed work should be on the shopping list of all American correspondents moving to Jerusalem. -- Simon Wilson Nieman Reports [Dunsky's] writing is perceptive and her arguments insightful JEWISH BOOK WORLD A comprehensive account of just how difficult it is to offer a 'fair and balanced' narrative of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or the United States-Israel relationship. -- Mark LeVine TIKKUN Pens and Swords offers valuable insights into several fields and is a good read for a wide readership. -- Jorgen Jensehaugen JOURNAL OF PEACE RESEARCH Marda Dunsky comprehensively documents the shortcomings of the mainstream U.S. news media in their coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. -- Walter Rodgers The Christian Century

• Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Policy Mirror 2. Reporting the Palestinian Refugee Story 3. Reporting on Israeli Settlements 4. Apex of the Spiral: Reporting the Violent Spring of 2002 5. The War at Home 6. In the Field 7. Toward a New Way of Reporting the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Notes Index

Marda Dunsky is a former Arab affairs reporter for the Jerusalem Post and editor on the national/foreign desk of the Chicago Tribune. She is on the faculty of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Dunsky's work on U.S. media coverage of the Middle East has been published in the Journal of Islamic Law and Culture, Arab Studies Quarterly, and Nieman Reports. Her op-ed pieces on the Middle East have appeared in the Chicago Tribune and other newspapers.

This detailed work should be on the shopping list of all American correspondents moving to Jerusalem. -- Simon Wilson Nieman Reports [Dunsky's] writing is perceptive and her arguments insightful JEWISH BOOK WORLD A comprehensive account of just how difficult it is to offer a 'fair and balanced' narrative of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or the United States-Israel relationship. -- Mark LeVine TIKKUN Pens and Swords offers valuable insights into several fields and is a good read for a wide readership. -- Jorgen Jensehaugen JOURNAL OF PEACE RESEARCH Marda Dunsky comprehensively documents the shortcomings of the mainstream U.S. news media in their coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. -- Walter Rodgers The Christian Century

• Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Policy Mirror 2. Reporting the Palestinian Refugee Story 3. Reporting on Israeli Settlements 4. Apex of the Spiral: Reporting the Violent Spring of 2002 5. The War at Home 6. In the Field 7. Toward a New Way of Reporting the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Notes Index