Talk:Richard Cohen (journalist)
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[edit] Name
"Richard Cohen (Washington Post)" doesn't follow the usual conventions, while "Richard Cohen (journalist)" would. Are there any objections to moving the article to that title? -Willmcw 08:54, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
- The problem is that there is another journalist by the same name. Perhaps (columnist) for this one and (correspondent) for the other? The Post's Richard Cohen is an opinion journalist, whereas National Journal's, I believe, is a news reporter. LeoO3 18:55, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] "Conservative" label and Israel support description
After reading Cohen's piece in The Post today, July 25th 2006, I beg to differ that Cohen should be regarded as left-wing or even center: "The last thing it needs is a war of attrition. It is not good enough to take out this or that missile battery. It is necessary to reestablish deterrence: You slap me, I will punch out your lights." His conservative perspective also shines through later: "I fear for its future and note the ominous spread of European-style anti-Semitism throughout the Muslim world -- and its boomerang return to Europe as a mindless form of anti-Zionism." European-style anti-Semitism? Is there a special European way of being an anti-Semit, or does he perhaps refer to the more general sentiment of most Europeans of being critical of Israel's actions in the Middle-East? It is exactly this kind of American conservative thinking that is preventing progress. --- July 25th, 2006.
While Cohen may have attracted occasional criticism from a left-of-center media watchdog, and while he may have agreed with elements of views held by conservatives from time to time, these facts go against the grain of the larger body of his work and ideas; they are "man bites dog" stories and emphasizing them distorts the larger reality that he is in fact a liberal, not a conservative (if not consistently enough for the tastes of some).
Also, while this is unlikely to persuade the type of person who made the edit in question, support for Israel is mainstream in American opinion journalism and assumed to exist without needing to specify it. If the objective is to claim that Cohen's level or consistency of support are greater than the norm, the qualifiers used to do so have a distinctly negative connotation and are thus pejorative and POV.
I plan to make edits based on these comments soon. LeoO3 19:05, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
The following sentence is problamatic to me "he has been criticized by some staunchly liberal observers for what they deem to be insufficiently consistent adherence to liberal stances and priorities" I would argue that it he has not been criticized for being "insufficiently liberal" he has beeen criticized on his stances on the Iraq war. This may result in him being "insufficiently liberal" for the tastes of some, but that is not the original act being criticized.
Latest news on him is that he is being called anti-semitic for not following the party line close enough - years of slanting every news bit he can and he gets turned on like a pack of dogs for 1 or 2 slips.
[edit] 60% of Israelis are from the Middle East
According to the Israel Wiki its only 10%. Can anyone cite the 60% number with credibility? Dothivalla 13:27, 22 July 2006 (UTC) Perhaps one number reflects Israelis born in Israel, while the other represents those of middle Eastern descent? Perhaps it is best to define the term first.
Do it by age group. Before 1940s the % must have been pretty low, contrary to Joan Peters.
[edit] Gay writers??
The article is listed in the category, Gay writers. Is that correct? According to this link and this one, there's a "Richard Cohen" who's a leader with PFOX. However, there's no indication that it's the same Richard Cohen. There's this other dude who seems to be the one.
Since there's nothing in the article that identifies him as gay. Indeed, this opinion piece self-IDs him as hetero. I'm removing the cat.
Should the LBGT Studies link be removed, as well, from this Talk Page?--HughGRex 01:30, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
Yes. Done. Ellsworth 20:42, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
