Mideast Dig

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Mideast Dig, formerly known as The Mideast Reporter, was a nonprofit news site and investigative journalism project. It was established in 2014 [1] [2] by Richard Behar and Gary Weiss to deepen news coverage of the Middle East. It described itself as, "completely nonpolitical, and not affiliated with any advocacy group." [3]

Writing in The Jerusalem Post, historian Gil Troy described Mideast Reporter as, "the Mideast Politico." [4] Behar described the venture's goal as "first-class investigative reporting, with a relentless focus on the Middle East," [4] and said the site planned to expand coverage as funding permits. [5]

Weiss left the venture in November 2015 and the site's name was changed to Mideast Dig. [6] It became inactive in 2018 due to lack of financial support and closed in March 2025. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Richard Behar, Gary Weiss (10 March 2015). "How the AP Botched Its Investigation of Civilian Deaths in the Israel-Hamas War". The New York Observer . Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Mideast Dig R.I.P." Richard Behar. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  3. ↑ "About The Mideast Reporter". mideastreporter.com. The Mideast Reporter. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. 1 2 Gil Troy (3 November 2015). "Most American Jews are standing with Israel dramatically, creatively, generously". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  5. ↑ Barken, Jeffrey (22 October 2015). "'An oasis in the wasteland' of investigative Middle East journalism". JNS.org. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  6. ↑ Weiss, Gary (31 March 2016). "gary-weiss.com: Announcement re Mideast Dig (formerly "Mideast Reporter")" . Retrieved 4 March 2017.

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