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"A huge lie repeated often enough is accepted as truth." — Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Propaganda Minister
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"Unanswered media bias and misinformation repeated often enough is accepted as truth." — PRIMER
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January 11, 2008
Contact: 310 556 2500
Statement of Katherine Spillar, executive editor Ms. magazine
concerning AJCongress Ad
January 11, 2008
Ms. magazine has been criticized for not running an ad submitted by the American Jewish Congress (AJCongress) featuring the photographs of three prominent Israeli women leaders with the statement This is Israel. In its press release criticizing Ms., AJCongress has taken the position that Ms. therefore must be 'hostile to Israel'. This is untrue and unfair.
Ms. frequently covers women leaders from around the globe. Indeed, the current issue just now hitting newsstands, features a major story profiling Israel's Foreign Affairs Minister Tzipi Livni, highlighting her career and accomplishments. Livni was one of the women pictured in the AJCongress ad.
Ms. magazine's policy, however, is to only accept mission-driven advertisements from primarily non-profit, non-partisan organizations that promote women's equality, social justice, sustainable environment, and non-violence. The ad submitted by AJCongress for consideration appeared to be a political ad, and as such, was inconsistent with this policy. With two of the women featured in the ad from one political party in Israel, Ms. concluded that in accepting the ad it could be viewed as though it was supporting one political party over another in the internal domestic politics of a country.
Katherine Spillar
Executive Vice President
Feminist Majority Foundation
Executive Editor, Ms. magazine
433 South Beverly Drive
Beverly Hills, California 90212
kspillar@feminist.org
310 556 2500 phone
310 556 2509 fax
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