[rumrunner]

Israel is a nation of news junkies. Everyone from the street sweeper to the prime minister covets the news, current and right up to the minute. Israelis want to be well-informed about everything from the latest soccer game scores to the latest-breaking international story.

Being “in the know” is extremely important because everyone has an opinion to express, and everyone strives to support opinions with the freshest facts from a favorite media source and journalist.

The Israeli electronic and print media rise to this challenge, providing news and feature stories not only in Hebrew and Arabic (the country’s official languages) but in Russian, English, French, Spanish, Amharic, Farsi, Ladino, and Yiddish as well. There is even an official listener: Michael “Mickey” Gurdus and his staff monitor and summarize news from regional and world radio and television stations for national radio and television.

http://www.worldpress.org/specials/press/israel.htm

[riri]

Being ?in the know? is extremely important because everyone has an opinion to express, and everyone strives to support opinions with the freshest facts from a favorite media source and journalist

So what's wrong with that? Beats the hell outta being surrounded by the brain dead, Oprah following morons that make up the bulk of this country these days...