This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 128.232.240.178 (talk) at 18:10, 9 June 2007. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 18:10, 9 June 2007 by 128.232.240.178 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)| File:Eilogo.jpg | |
| Available in | English |
|---|---|
| URL | http://www.electronicintifada.net/ |
| Commercial | No |
The Electronic Intifada (ei) is a not-for-profit, independent online publication about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict from a Palestinian perspective, offering an alternative analysis to Mainstream media. Founders of EI are Ali Abunimah, Arjan El Fassed , Laurie King and Nigel Parry .
Bassaleh News Network (BNN)
The Bassaleh News Network is an online magazine by EI publishing satirical material about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Middle East in general.
Readership
EI sees over one quarter of a million visits a month, with surges during crisis periods. Following Israel's Operation Summer Rains in Gaza on June 27th, 2006 and it's war on Lebanon launched on July 12th, 2006, EI saw one million visits in one month. During Operation Defensive Shield in March/April 2002, EI saw over three-quarters of a million visitors in one month.
Alexander Cockburn stated "There are a number of excellent news outlets for those who want unjaundiced reporting.... The Electronic Intifada...is trusted." A writer for the Jerusalem Post described EI as a "...very professional, user-friendly and well written...the Palestinian CNN."." McGill Daily had a special piece on how EI "gives a voice to the Palestinian cause".
See also
References
- Alexander Cockburn, "Torture Them", The Nation, December 11 2000
- Hannah Brown, "Surfing the Net: Virtual war", The Jerusalem Post, September 27 2002
- Jesse Rosenfeld,"Press For The Rest: Reshaping a loaded term for the media", McGill Daily, February 3 2006
External link
- Electronic Intifada Official Website
 | This article about the region of Palestine is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
 | This magazine-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. See tips for writing articles about magazines. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. |