https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/10/11/memri-the-real-media/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 14:03:46 -0400<![CDATA[As the mainstream media fall into increasing disrepute, new information sources are rising up across the Internet. None is greater to my mind than MEMRI, the Middle East Media Research Institute, which began by surveying the Arab written press, but now provides verbatim television clips from their video outlets as well with simultaneous translation. Usually there is also a transcription and, like CSPAN, rarely do the MEMRI people comment &#8211; of if so, only briefly. Instead we are treated like adults, allowed to draw our own conclusions. Of course, selection itself is a comment, but no system is perfect, obviously. Still, I trust MEMRI more than almost all newspapers, television networks or websites.]]>Mon, 11 Oct 2004 16:27:51 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2004/10/11/memri-the-real-media-n205123