Sunday, August 17, 2014

How to cover Isarel in the US press: the NPR school

"The first-season episodes steered clear of war drums and politics, opting instead to focus on Israeli society’s quiet corners. One program followed an all-night pancake house for a full 24 hours, interviewing commuters, servers and frazzled waitresses. And one of the first season’s most popular episodes sent the team hunting down the same address — 48 Herzl Street, the Israeli equivalent of 123 Main Street — in dozens of different communities across the country."