Nadia Aboulhosn, And now we come to read a snippet from history; I... CAMERA: Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in Ameri. CAMERA. The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) is a powerful Boston-based lobby group that tries to curb criticism of Israel in U.S. media.
Founded by Charles Jacobs in the wake of Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon, CAMERA claims to be "a media-monitoring, research and membership organization devoted to promoting accurate and balanced coverage of Israel and the Middle East". According to its website, it "systematically monitors, documents, reviews and archives Middle East coverage" and its staffers "directly contact reporters, editors, producers and publishers concerning distorted or inaccurate coverage, offering factual information to refute errors. " [1] According to its Executive Director, what sets it apart from other media watch-dog groups is its "sizable paying, activist membership.
" [2] CAMERA is widely regarded as a pro-Israeli lobby group that as put by Journalist and author Robert I. Wikipedia campaign.