2025-11-19T04:39:55-06:00 2024-12-31 981255298 ABOULAFIA AVITAL SHRENSKY & CO 68 KANFEI NASHARIM ST JERUSALEM IS 95464 990 2024-01-01 522276084 THE MEDIA LINE LTD MEDI 9174782949 1325 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 27TH F NEW YORK NY 10019 FELICE FRIEDSON PRESIDENT 9174782949 2025-11-19 1 0 RONALD ZALBEN P00517668 8883727299 2025-11-19 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z FELICE FRIEDSON 1325 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 27TH FL NEW YORK NY 10019 1929362 0 X WWW.THEMEDIALINE.ORG X 2001 DC THE MEDIA LINE LTD. PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL SERVICES WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF AUGMENTING THE UNDERSTANDING OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, ITS INFLUENCE AND EFFECT; ENHANCING JOURNALISM, ITS QUALITY AND ATTRIBUTES; WHILE DEVELOPING PRACTITIONERS OF THE FUTURE. 5 3 1 3 0 0 1687585 1929362 0 0 0 0 0 0 1687585 1929362 20650 1900 0 0 246331 166823 2405 0 53694 1400817 1422463 1670203 1591186 17382 338176 121803 459978 0 0 121803 459978 X THE MEDIA LINE SPECIALIZES IN COVERAGE OF THE MIDDLE EAST; ISSUES OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; PUBLIC POLICY AND JOURNALISTIC EDUCATION. BY VIRTUE OF ITS CREDIBILITY AND SUCCESS IN TRANSCENDING POLITICS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS SUCCEEDED IN PROVIDING A SOURCE FOR TEACHING STANDARDS OF JOURNALISM; TRAINING NOVICE JOURNALISTS; CREATING COOPERATIVE ENVIRONMENT AMONG ADHERENTS TO OPPOSITE SIDES OF CONFLICT; AND PROVIDING A RELIABLE SOURCE FOR PUBLIC POLICY AND DECISION-MAKERS. 0 0 1412744 1900 1. NON-PROFIT NEWS AGENCY PROVIDING COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE MIDDLE EAST. WORKING IN PRINT, RADIO, TELEVISION AND INTERNET, THE MEDIA LINE REPORTS FROM THE REGION, PROVIDING NEWS AND INFORMATION THROUGH ITS OWN INFRASTRUCTURE AND THROUGH THE PROVISION OF STORIES TO THE PUBLIC VIA NEWSPAPERS, RADIO NETWORKS AND TELEVISION NETWORKS. THE MEDIA LINE IS DISTINGUISHED BY ITS COMMITTMENT TO PROVIDING CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND TO ITS COVERAGE.2. THE MIDEAST PRESS CLUB, AN INITIATIVE OF THE MEDIA LINE, HAS EMERGED AS A MAJOR FORCE IN ENHANCING THE PROFESSIONALISM OF MIDDLE EAST NEWS COVERAGE; COOPERATION AND COEXISTENCE AMONG JOURNALISTS FROM OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE CONFLICT. THROUGH THE MIDEAST PRESS CLUB, JOURNALIST FIND OPPORTUNITES TO WORK WITH COLLEAGUES; TO EXPAND UPON KNOWLEGE AND SKILLS; AND TO NURTURE FUTURE GENERATIONS OF JOURNALISTS COVERING THE REGION. 3. THE MEDIA LINE CONTINUES TO ENHANCE ITS PROGRAM OF INTERSHIP TRAINING. INTERNS HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED TO THE MEDIA LINE TO LEARN SKILLS AND DEVELOP RESPECT FOR THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN JOURNALISM AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISCIPLINES SUCH AS ADVOCACY OR PUBLIC RELATIONS. INTERNS WHO HAVE TRAINED AT THE MEDIA LINE HAVE RECEIVED RECOGNITION FROM NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.4. THE MEDIA LINE MAKES ITS STAFF OF PROFESSIONALS AVAILABLE TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH AN INTEREST IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, FOREIGN POLICY AND THE MIDDLE EAST IN PARTICULAR. THE MEDIA LINE IS AVAILABLE TO EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS FOR ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING INFORMATION AND AS A LOCATION FOR OUT-OF-CLASS EXPERIENCES.5. THE MEDIA LINE PRESS AND POLICY STUDENT PROGRAM IS AN INNOVATIVE OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO GLOBALIZE THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE BY CONNECTING TO AN ACTIVE NEWS BUREAU LOCATED IN WHAT IS ARGUABLY THE WORLD'S MOST CONTENTIOUS REGION, STUDYING JOURNALISM AND PUBLIC POLICY UNDER THE MENTORSHIP OF VETERAN JOURNALISTS, WHILE EARNING ACADEMIC CREDIT OR PURSUING INDEPENDENT STUDY. 1412744 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X ABOULAFIA AVITAL & SHRENSKY 8883727299 68 KANFEI NASHARIM ST JERUSALEM IS 9546457 FELICE FRIEDSON PRESIDENT 40.00 X X X 155889 0 0 MICHAEL FRIEDSON TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL RIDDLE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF MIRKIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEONARD ASPER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 155889 0 0 1 0 1 0 BAR LOGISTICS HARAV COOK 8 JERUSALEM IS 94226 PROVIDES PRODUCTION SERVICES TO THE ORGA 1106490 1 1929362 1929362 1929362 0 0 0 1900 1900 155888 93533 38972 23383 10935 6561 2734 1640 3140 3140 7500 7500 75813 37907 18953 18953 PROGRAMMING 1106490 1106490 FREELANCE CORRESPONDENT 156635 156635 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 21907 21907 WEBSITE 19436 9718 9718 31542 31542 1591186 1412744 124748 53694 121803 459978 121803 459978 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 121803 459978 121803 459978 121803 459978 338176 -1 0 X 0 0 0 X 1384317 1776805 1955121 1687585 1929362 8733190 1384317 1776805 1955121 1687585 1929362 8733190 7493657 1239533 8733190 0.14190 0.12650 X PART II, LINE 17A ATTACHMENT TO SCHEDULE A - FORM 990 DISCUSSION OF 10% FACTS-AND-CIRCUMSTANCES TEST UNDER TREASURY REGULATION 1.170A-9(F)(3) THE MEDIA LINE MEETS THE 10% FACTS-AND-CIRCUMSTANCES TEST. IT RECEIVES IN EXCESS OF 10% OF ITS SUPPORT FROM A VARIETY OF DONORS, AND ITS PUBLIC SUPPORT INCREASED IN 2024 FROM 2023. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A PAGE ON ITS WEBSITE (HTTPS://THEMEDIALINE.ORG/DONATE/) THAT IS DEDICATED TO SOLICITING CHARITABLE SUPPORT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. OF PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE, THE MEDIA LINE PROVIDES A NO-COST SERVICE DIRECTLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON AN ONGOING BASIS: IT IS AN AMERICAN NEWS AGENCY THAT EXCLUSIVELY COVERS THE MIDDLE EAST. THEIR ACCLAIMED MIDEAST DAILY NEWS IS THE "GO-TO" PLACE FOR TERSE, TRUTHFUL AND TIMELY REPORTING. THE MEDIA LINE'S ADVISORY PANEL INCLUDES REPORTERS FROM THE MOST HIGHLY RESPECTED NEWS OUTLETS, PULITZER-PRIZE WINNERS, PROFESSORS, BROADCAST JOURNALISTS, EDITORS, AND PUBLISHERS. MARVIN KALB, FORMER CORRESPONDENT FOR CBS AND NBC NEWS, HARVARD PROFESSOR EMERITUS, AND ONE OF THE MEDIA LINE'S ADVISORS, DESCRIBES THE MEDIA LINE AS, "A PRECIOUS ASSET IN MIDEAST JOURNALISM. IT COVERS ALL SIDES OF MOST ISSUES, USING LANGUAGE THAT IS UNEMOTIONAL AND CRYSTAL CLEAR. IT SETS A STANDARD OF FAIR AND OBJECTIVE REPORTING THAT ALL OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS IN THE REGION OUGHT TO EMULATE. THE MEDIA LINE IS UNAFRAID, DEDICATED TO TRUTH, PERSUADED THAT PEOPLE DESERVE THE TRUTH - IT'S THERE TO DO A COMPLICATED JOB, AND IT DOES IT VERY WELL." RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED MIDDLE EAST 1 15 PROGRAM SERVICES THE MEDIA LINE SOURCES PROGRAMING CONTENT FROM INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AND FREELANCE CORRESPONDENTS. 1263124 1 15 0 0 1 15 1263124 0 1263124 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 PART I, LINE 2: GRANT FUNDS WERE DISTRIBUTED IN ISRAEL FOR IN-BUREAU PARTICIPANTS. THOSE FUNDS WERE USED FOR HOUSING AND SUSTENANCE. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FELICE FRIEDSON PRESIDENT 155889 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 155889 0 0 0 BAR LOGISTICS MICHAEL FRIEDSON IS A DIRECTOR OF MEDIA LINE AND ONE OF BAR LOG. DIRECTORS 1106490 THE MEDIA LINE IS AN AMERICAN NEWS AGENCY COVERING THE MIDDLE EAST. BAR LOGISTICS PROVIDES INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMING CONTENT TO THE MEDIA LINE. THE MEDIA LINE PAID BAR LOGISTICS $1,106,490 FOR ITS SERVICES IN 2024. THE MEDIA LINE ALSO OWES BAR LOGISTICS $678,599 AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024 FOR PREVIOUS SERVICES RENDERED 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 MICHAEL & FELICE FRIEDSON ARE SPOUSES FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE 990 PROVIDED FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS TO REVIEW THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C PRESIDENT SENDS LETTER TO EACH DIRECTOR ANNUALLY ASKING FOR DISCLOSURE OF ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. RELEVANT COMPARISONS WITH SIMILAR POSITIONS IN SIMILAR AGENCIES ARE MADE. THE PRESIDENT AND HER SPOUSE, WHO IS A DIRECTOR, RECUSE THEMSELVES DURING THE DISCUSSION OF THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION BY THE BOARD FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. PART VI LINE 15B THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO OFFICERS APART FROM ITS PRESIDENT AND NO KEY EMPLOYEES.