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Yair Tarchitsky

Yair Tarchitsky

Yair Tarchitsky is the Chairman of the Union of Journalists in Israel and the Movement for Public journalism. He also serves as a board member of the Israeli Press Council

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Yair Tarchitsky is an Israeli journalist. He is the Founder and Chairman of the Union of Journalists in Israel and the Movement for Public journalism. He has been a reporter and editor at prominent Israeli media outlets including Maariv, Haaretz, Yedioth Ahronoth, Globes, Israel Army Radio, and others. He also serves as a board member of the Israeli Press Council and The Jerusalem Press Club.


Programs

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Bad Romance: Netanyau and the Media in Israel
The previous government fell because of a bill against a newspaper. The current government almost fell because of the public broadcast. Netanyahu is facing corruption charges because of his relationship with two publishers. It is difficult to understand Israeli politics without understanding its relationship with the media. As Chairman of the journalists union, Yair Tarchitsky knows it from inside
2
Innovation, Leadership and Effective Social Change: The Success Story of the Union of Journalists in Israel
After decades of weakness, Israeli journalists established a union and became one of the most unionized sectors (with 80% unionizing rate), improving their working conditions and winning important battles for freedom of press. The Amazing story of the establishment of the Union of Journalists, one of the most successful grassroots moves in Israel, told by the chairman and initiator Yair Tarchitsky
Genres
  • Israel
  • Leadership
  • Politics
  • Social Justice
  • Inspirational

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Articles
Forward 15 January, 2019:
Can This Man Revitalize Israeli Journalism?
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