Tag Archives: Campus Watch

Juan Cole Jogs My MEMRI

Juan Cole is howling about a threat of legal action from the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), which objects to claims he made about its press monitoring operation—claims which, according to MEMRI’s president Yigal Carmon, are factually untrue. Cole … Continue reading

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365 Days of Campus Watch

A year ago, and one week after the launch of Sandstorm, Daniel Pipes launched another website: Campus Watch. How well I remember. My endorsement of Campus Watch appeared in its first press release, and since Pipes happened to be traveling … Continue reading

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Life Imitates Art at UCLA

Back in October, I put together a little parody: a letter from an indignant professor to Campus Watch. In it, the prof rails against the “McCarthyite” website, but winds up begging to be listed on it, so as to boost … Continue reading

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List Me or Else

The following was reportedly retrieved from the bottom of the mailbag of Campus Watch. Dear Campus Watch, I am outraged that you are listing professors with whose views you take issue. This is an appalling McCarthyite tactic, which is designed … Continue reading

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Campus Watch is Ticking

Now that the flap surrounding Campus Watch has subsided, it’s useful to look back at the way the project was received. Campus Watch seeks to monitor Middle Eastern studies on campus. Daniel Pipes, who directs the project and its institutional … Continue reading

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