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The Extremism of Ta-Nehisi Coates: Ethan Strauss and Park MacDougald, The Scroll, Oct 11, 2024 — The fallout continues over Ta-Nehisi Coates and his new anti-Israel book, The Message.
The Championing of Ta-Nehisi Coates Exposes the Media’s Gross Bias: Melissa Langsam Braunstein, Jewish Chronicle, Oct. 15, 2024 — Publicising his new book, The Message, on Trevor Noah’s podcast, US writer Ta-Nehisi Coates – the American left’s favourite public intellectual – made a startling admission.
Israel: The Racist Protocols of Ta-Nehisi Coates: David Harsanyi, Washington Examiner, Oct. 1, 2024
The Big Lie of Ta-Nehisi Coates’s 10 Days In ‘Palestine’: Jonathan S. Tobin, JNS, Oct. 9. 2024
Delete This Message: Barton Swain, The Washinton Free Beacon, Oct. 13, 2024
The Obscene Public Humiliation Ritual of CBS’s Tony Dokoupil: Jeffrey Blahar, National Review, Oct. 9, 2024
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‘CBS’ Boss Backs Reporter After Network Says His Ta-Nehisi Coates Interview Didn’t Meet Standards: Baruch Green, VIN News. Oct. 11, 2024 — Shari Redstone, the controlling shareholder of CBS’s parent company Paramount Global and daughter of the late Jewish billionaire Sumner Redstone, backed reporter Tony Dokoupil over his handling of a controversial interview with author Ta-Nehisi Coates about the latter’s newly published anti-Israel book.
CBS to Tony Dokoupil: You Can’t Report in the Newsroom!: Matthew Hennessey, WSJ, Oct. 9, 2024 — Edward R. Murrow’s admonition to young journalists was simple: “Don’t tell me what you think; tell me what you know.” Good thing Murrow isn’t around to see how his old network has flipped the formula. He’d probably be accused of making the newsroom an unsafe space.
What Ta-Nehisi Coates Doesn’t Understand About Us Palestinians | Opinion: John Aziz, Newsweek, Oct. 14, 2024 — As one would expect with an intellectual of his stature, the celebrated author Ta-Nehisi Coates has caused waves with his new book, The Message, which includes a large section on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The Ta-Nehisi Coates-CBS Disgrace: A Case Study in Mainstream Media’s Spinelessness: Rachel O’Donoghue, Algemeiner, Oct. 14, 2024 — In a seven-minute interview on September 30, CBS anchor Tony Dokoupil pressed author Ta-Nehisi Coates on the most contentious parts of his new essay collection, The Message, which tackles the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
CBS Memo Sparks Outrage: Journalists Instructed Not to Acknowledge Jerusalem as Part of Israel: JP staff, Jerusalem Post, Oct. 11, 2024 — CBS News is facing backlash after an internal memo instructed journalists not to refer to Jerusalem as part of Israel, igniting criticism from media figures and raising concerns about journalistic integrity.