30 May 2013 2 Comments

Journalism’s Woes Bestow Exclusivity on Jerusalem Press Club

Jerusalem has far fewer foreign journalists than it used to have. But it will soon at least have a press club. I suppose that will only add to the exclusivity of the new venture. Which makes it worth joining. The Jerusalem Press Club hooked up with my old pal Charles M. Sennott last week. Charlie [...]

4 February 2013 0 Comments

Podcast: Journalism’s Special Forces

This podcast is about my new alternative news project DeltaFourth. I read from THE MURDER OF YASSER ARAFAT, the first explosive ebook from DeltaFourth. The ebook reveals how Yasser Arafat was murdered by people in his inner circle. It’s the prototype for DeltaFourth’s forthcoming series of long-form journalistic ebooks — stunning breaking news written in [...]

15 January 2013 0 Comments

‘The Murder of Yasser Arafat’ is ‘racy and provocative…page-turner’

The Murder of Yasser Arafat, the first book from my new alternative journalism venture DeltaFourth, is “racy and provocative,” according to a write-up in The Times of Israel.  Elhanan Miller, the news site’s Arab affairs correspondent, calls the book “quite the page turner.” Miller also picks up on something very notable about our treatment of [...]

15 January 2013 0 Comments

My Arafat book makes radio waves

Arafat was murdered by his own people, or as my Danish fans say Arafat blev myrdet af sine egne folk. Danish correspondent Hanne Foighel interviews Matt for Denmark radio about THE MURDER OF YASSER ARAFAT. (Just in case you didn’t get this yet, it’s in Danish…) To read more about it in English go to [...]

13 January 2013 0 Comments

From the city where Arafat died

Yasser Arafat died in France, so I’m delighted that Le Parisien’s wonderful chef de service Philippe Lemaire picked up on The Murder of Yasser Arafat, the first book from my new alternative news venture DeltaFourth. Philippe also picks up on our new style of writing: “Leur investigation, menée entre Ramallah, Gaza, Bethlehem et Jerusalem, est [...]

12 January 2013 2 Comments

What’s D4? My alternative news venture

Journalists know that their readership is changing. The primary approach to this change has been, frankly, to panic. And of course to fire people. To offer the same style and content, but with links to Twitter feeds and Facebook pages. I’ve come to the conclusion that these things don’t help. What readers want is a [...]

11 January 2013 0 Comments

Listen to MURDER OF YASSER ARAFAT

Listen to this audio promo for my alernative news venture, which begins with THE MURDER OF YASSER ARAFAT. Read more about DeltaFourth. We reveal for the first time the murderous story behind the death of the historic, controversial leader of the Palestinians.Special price of $2.99 on amazon.com and £1.92 on amazon.co.uk. Also available on all [...]

9 January 2013 0 Comments

The Murder of Yasser Arafat: My alternative news venture kicks off

With my pal Matthew Kalman I’m starting an alternative news venture designed to bring a hardboiled writing style to the real story behind the headlines. Here’s our first one. DeltaFourth reveals for the first time the murderous story behind the death of the historic, controversial leader of the Palestinians. DeltaFourth uncovers a plot that reached [...]

15 July 2012 0 Comments

Podcast: New Jerusalem Reported–How to transform a magazine

Matt interviews Matthew Kalman, editor of The Jerusalem Report. The Report is a highly reputed magazine covering the Middle East and the Jewish world. It gained a wide readership during the 1990s, but in recent years has been a little, ahem, dull (more on that from the new editor himself). An experienced British journalist, Kalman [...]

9 May 2012 2 Comments

Special Promotion! ‘Kissing the Dead’ free 3 days only

Kissing the Dead: The Revenge of a Betrayed Hamas Leader As a special promotion I’m offering this long-form piece of journalism free until Saturday. Read about my other long-form journalism and short stories for download on amazon. I spent months in Gaza tracking the story of Imad Akel, a Hamas military chief. Akel’s brother was [...]

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