Please thank the Independent and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown for her column of 24 November 2008 entitled "Where is the media outrage over Gaza?"

Please thank Peter Oborne for an excellent documentary entitled "It shouldn't happen to a Muslim," which was initially aired on Channel 4 on Monday 7 July 2008. For those who did not see it, it is being repeated tonight (Wednesday 9 July) on More4 at 11pm, and on Sunday 13 July on Channel 4 at 4.30am.

While some of Britain's broadsheets have reacted commendably to the Winograd report on Israel's war against Lebanon in 2006, the Times published on 31 January 2008 an imflammatory commentary by Robin Shepherd entitled "A barrage against Israel."

Please take a minute to thank Times correspondent Stefanie Marsh for an excellent article on 9 January 2008 entitled "Hopeless in Gaza." This is particularly praiseworthy for a newspaper that is known for its pro-Israel sympathies, and it is likely to result in a strong and negative response by the pro-Israel lobby, so let us make sure that Marsh does not regret speaking out, and that the Times does not regret publishing the article.

Last week, Arab Media Watch issued an Action Alert against Daily Star regular columnist Dominik Diamond's statement: "There must be some NHS staff who aren't Arab terrorists, surely?"

Diamond responded to the excellent, polite emails from AMW members, saying he was sorry, and would say so in his next column on 29 September 2007. As he stuck to his word, and was not obliged to apologise, please take a minute to thank him for doing so.

Please take a minute to thank Times correspondent James Hider for an article on 28 June 2007 entitled "Checkpoints could be first target for peacemaker Blair," which highlights arguably the most pervasive yet least reported aspect of Israel's occupation. This is particularly noteworthy in a newspaper that is editorially pro-Israel.

Please take a moment to thank the Daily Telegraph for an excellent commentary on 6 June 2007 by Emma Williams entitled "40 years on, Israel remains a prisoner," about the legacy of the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

It is a welcome surprise to see something like this in a newspaper that is usually and traditionally pro-Israel, and comes a month after another excellent article in the Telegraph about the discrimination faced by Israel's Arab citizens, about which we also issued an Action Alert.

As such, it is very important that the newspaper knows that such content is necessary, appreciated and should continue, so please write in.

5 April 2007

Arab Media Watch urges its members and the public to join the thousands, including journalists and media personalities, who have signed the BBC's online petition urging that abducted Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston be freed quickly and unharmed. It has now been over three weeks since his abduction, with no word on his whereabouts or condition.