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Jun 18, 2017, 5:42 PM

Lost between the headlines: Honoring Hadas Malka

Hadas Malka smiled, snapped a selfie, and wished her friends and family Shabbat Shalom. Minutes later she was viciously stabbed to death, cut down in the line of duty - only 23 years young. You wouldn't know this from...

Mar 2, 2017, 5:42 PM

Rubinger’s moment: A lesson in time

Detail of a selfie with the late David Rubinger (Joe Hyams)

The acclaimed photographer taught him to keep an eye on the edges of a frame, and never to cut off hands or heads

Mar 28, 2016, 9:29 PM

Flying in the face of BDS: What fuels the hate?

Why the BDS movement thrives on more than anti-Semitism, cash and ill-will. A couple of years ago, I was treated to a flying lesson for my birthday. Mid-flight the pilot -- having given me the controls -- asked a simple...

Feb 24, 2016, 5:55 PM

The foreign press corps’ dangerous blind spot

Professional scrutiny can be uncomfortable, especially for journalists who make it their business to give it. While a recent Knesset subcommittee hearing was a questionable way for Israel to make its concerns about biased coverage known to the Foreign...

Jan 19, 2016, 4:25 PM

Why was Dafna Meir ignored by the international media?

Within hours of Dafna Meir’s brutal murder this past Sunday evening, news editors around the world were faced with the following dilemma: Is this a human interest or political story, and how do we frame its inclusion among other...

Nov 20, 2013, 1:23 PM

NYT: Where are your bloody photos?

The New York Times report on the stabbing of an Israeli soldier still shows a large photo of the killer's mother

Oct 11, 2012, 3:37 PM

How to make a great first impression

What are the primary factors in how people form opinions? Which has more impact, intuition or reason, in how people perceive Israel? These are some of the most important questions for us at HonestReporting as we fight for fair...

Mar 20, 2012, 1:27 PM

Blood Libel 2.0

The UN may have distanced itself from the defamatory tweet of its employee, but bureaucratic niceties can't change the fact that the damage has already been done

Feb 22, 2012, 2:22 PM

About those incredible rumors

We should hold ourselves to the same standards we demand of others -- and check the facts before crying wolf on anti-Semitism

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About Me

Joe Hyams is a Start-Up and Non Profit Strategist with a focus on behavioral analytics, FinTech, RegTech and AI applications in the age of Big Data. He is formerly the CEO of HonestReporting, in addition to holding senior roles at global marketing firms including Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising. A renowned public speaker, Joe has lectured the world over on topics related to Israel's communication challenges, the role of social media in shaping public opinion, and behavioral insights that signal threats as well as opportunities for the Start Up Nation. Joe holds an MA and an MBA from the Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program & The Heller School of Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University.

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