ISRAEL21c
ISRAEL21c is an American online magazine focused on technological and scientific advances made by researchers in Israel, and on covering of Israeli society and culture. The headquarters is in San Francisco.[1]
History
Israel21c was founded in December 2000 by two Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs, Éric Benhamou, chairman of 3Com and Palm, and Zvi Alon, one of the founders and owners of Netvision.[2][3] Alon was born in Israel, while Benhamou was born in Algeria, became a refugee at the time of Algerian independence, and grew up in France.[3]
The founding executive vice-president is Larry Weinberg.[3] The two founded Israel21c in response to the negative news coverage of Israel during the Second Intifada.[3]
Magazine
The magazine focuses on Israeli achievements in research science, medicine, technology and culture.
A number of chapters in the 2005 book Israel in the World: Changing Lives Through Innovation, were drawn from ISRAEL21c magazine articles.[5]
According to the 2018
Media
In 2002, during the Second Intifada ISRAEL21c produced a television advertising campaign focused on everyday life in Israel and Israel's democratic government. The ads showed Israel in a positive light. CNN refused to air the ads asserting a duty to "avoid inflaming volatile situations or endangering its correspondents."[2] ISRAEL21c bought airtime from local CNN affiliates.[3]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-3-030-03907-3.
- ^ a b Ives, Nat (1 October 2002). "THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING; A TV campaign is intended to gain support for Israel, but not everyone likes it". New York Times. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Hallé, Charlotte (24 December 2004). "A Site for Sore Eyes The Israel21c Web site aims to show Americans that there's much more to Israel than the war-torn images they see on TV". Haaretz. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ Blackburn, Nicky (2004-12-24). "HA'ARETZ: A Site for Sore Eyes". ISRAEL21c. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ Tagay, Chanan (22 September 2005). "Book highlights Israeli innovation". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 13 May 2019.