Ethan Bronner, Jerusalem Bureau Chief, Bloomberg
“Just a note to tell you what a class act you guys are. A wonderful meal and an important briefing from a top official. What more could one desire from a press club?”
Senior Correspondent, Jerusalem Bureau
“Our guided trip to Northern Israel was the key to my first real understanding of what it takes for this country to exist and the reason for its constant state of readiness – because the threat is always there, especially from Hezbollah in Lebanon… The trip was flawlessly organized, and I came out of it with a full notebook of observations, ideas for stories and phone numbers for contacts.”
Thomas Frederick Brook
“Israeli films made me emotionally attracted to Israel.”
Correspondent in Jerusalem
“You are the most useful press advisor I’ve worked with in my seven years in Israel.”
Sonia Narang
“The program was very well-organized, and I commend all of you for bringing so many important concepts into a short three days! For me, it was a great chance to hear from a wide cross section of Israel’s climate experts from various parts of society, and I was able to also interview young climate activists attending the conference. Thank you to everyone who made this trip possible.”
Correspondent in Jerusalem
“I will finish my mission as a correspondent in Jerusalem to move to a new assignment in Rabat, to cover the Near East. I would like to thank you for your effort to facilitate my work during these years.”
Israel-based foreign correspondent, Foreign Policy
“JPC’s briefings always been unique and useful experiences. The caliber of the guests and other journalist invitees is usually high-level, which in turn often makes for a very worthwhile discussion. The intimate setting also makes it a more engaging environment, as does the dinner format that lasts longer than a traditional briefing, so the speaker feels at ease and we (as journalists) are allowed for more numerous questions on a host of topics.”
Israel-based foreign correspondent, Bloomberg
“The workshop was quite good. I would like to see more workshops like that. Might be nice to do these every so often — even the same subject a few times. I liked it.”
Steffen Moestrup
“The Israeli film community is much more diverse in its interests than I could have imagined.”
William (Rocky) Kistner
“Fantastic help and response by the Jerusalem Press Club team. Always there to assist with ideas and itinerary. Highly recommended for other journalists.”
Iris Mekler
“I want to thank you for your work. You are one of the best, among all of those working with the press.”
Martina Putruele
“The tour was very interesting and clear.”
Hélène Sallon, Middle East correspondent, Beirut Bureau
“Thanks for the tour. I would be interested to talk with Miri, the guide, in the coming days to get more info on this new transfer road of weapons to Beirut airport, as well as some elements on the improvement of Hezbollah missile and drone capacities in the last years.”
Daniel Vittar
“I found the tour very interesting and visually appealing.”
Chilean Journalist
“All we heard about Israel until now was anti. This is the first time I realized there is another Israel.”
Saibal Chatterjee, Film Critic, India
“The four wonderful days that I spent in Jerusalem will stay with me forever. They were rewarding and enriching, both personally and professionally.”
English-language Israel-based journalist
Alison Takemura
“I loved the experience! Thank you for making it so meaningful, professionally and personally. I’m also so grateful to have had the opportunity to go to the Shabbat dinner.”
Alumni of Newhouse School of Journalism at Syracuse University Delegation
“My eyes have been opened to the complexity of this region, and I will forever be grateful for this experience of a lifetime and will use this knowledge moving forward.”
“The more I learned, the more I realized I knew nothing at all, but I think that a part of the process is to keep trying to understand as many viewpoints as possible.”
“Being there really helped me understand the nuances and complications of the issues, and not to just to simplify it to two sides. I have learned a lot that i can use in my future career as a journalist.”
“What the JPC has given us access to is something I would never have imagined doing in college, and I am really grateful for the opportunity I got.”
Professor Joel Kaplan, Associate Dean, Newhouse School of Journalism, Syracuse University
“What the Jerusalem Press Club gives us is something that no one else could possibly give us, including the best reporters I know, international reporters and foreign correspondents in the United States, which is an unbiased view of all sides of the dispute.”
Latin-American Journalist
The artificial intelligence workshop JPC organized was extremely helpful to me. The mere idea of doing something like this for the benefit of journalists is something very important and in practice, it gave us very useful tools. I’ve already started using the tools we learned.
Eitan Feiger, Intern from University of British Columbia
It was a great pleasure interning at the Jerusalem Press Club (JPC) this past summer! Overall, I am very grateful for this unique opportunity! I could not have asked for a better internship and better group to work with! Overall, I am very grateful for this unique opportunity!
Thank you, JPC!
