Felice Friedson is The Media Line's (TML) co-founder and its current President and CEO. In addition to her executive responsibilities, Felice is Executive Producer for TML's radio, television and film productions. Ms. Friedson holds a degree in broadcast communications along with extensive credits in radio and television production. She has worked in many aspects of the broadcast industry, and has created a number of long-running radio programs in a variety of specialties. Ms. Friedson is often asked to participate in forums dealing with women in communications and on topics relating to international news coverage, particularly the Middle East. She is co-host of TML's daily and weekend syndicated radio programs, and frequently appears as a guest commentator on American and European radio and television. In 2005, Ms. Friedson created the concept for what became The Mideast Press Club, an initiative of TML that has achieved great success in bringing Israeli and Palestinian journalists together on a professional basis, fostering cooperation through common goals.

David Harris TML’s Jerusalem Bureau Chief, has been covering the Middle East for more than a decade in all media. He began his career in his native United Kingdom with the BBC where besides daily news coverage he produced documentaries and trained other members of the BBC staff. He moved on to the Middle East where he covered politics and the economy for radio and print media before becoming TML’s founding bureau chief. As a highly-regarded and featured commentator for world media, Mr. Harris is frequently seen and heard on media outlets throughout the world, presenting his incisive analyses of events and aspects of the story that are often omitted from traditional news sources.

Michael Friedson is TML’s co-founder and current Executive Editor and Director of Media Services. Mr. Friedson has two decades of on-air broadcast experience and has worked professionally in numerous areas of the broadcast medium. He co-anchors TML’s daily and weekly radio programs, and is a regular Middle East contributor to the BBC, USA Radio Network, Salem Radio Network, and local ABC and CBS stations. Mr. Friedson is involved in ongoing research on bias and balance in reporting from areas of conflict. He is often seen as a participant in media round-tables and seminars on such topics as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the domestic impact of Middle East events and policies. In addition, Mr. Friedson has lectured on elements of radio production to Palestinian communications graduates.

Rachelle Kliger (Arab Affairs Correspondent) is fluent in Arabic, Hebrew and English, and covers stories in all three languages for print, radio and television. Ms. Kliger is often heard interviewing newsmakers from the Palestinian Authority and greater Middle East. She also oversees TML’s Arabic and Hebrew language style and usage guide.

Ashraf K. Shannon (Gaza Correspondent) is a recognizable television journalist who has served as producer and lead anchor for Palestinian Television in the Gaza Strip for a decade. Fluent English, Arabic and Hebrew, Ashraf brings his multi-lingual experience to The Media Line's radio and television departments, providing unique and exclusive coverage for TML from the heart of the P.A..

Mohammad Ben Hussein (Jordan Correspondent) has covered Jordan and the Middle East for international television networks and news agencies. In addition to reporting for The Media Line, he writes for the Jordan Times and Emirates Today. Mohammad's expertise is Mideast politics, international relations, and the economy of the region. His work has also appeared in travel magazines.

David Saad (Senior Film Editor, Video Specialist). Mr. Saad (‘Dudi’) is a talented and experienced artist who oversees TML’s video production and film editing. Mr. Saad has been lauded for his ability to bring artistry to news photography. He holds a degree in Photography, Video and Computer Simulation from the prestigious Bezalel School of Art.

Khalil Assali (Senior Radio Correspondent) is one of the region’s veteran journalists, having covered events for Middle East Radio Network, Voice of America Arabic service, and a number of Arabic language newspapers. Mr. Assali is equally accomplished at reporting the news and teaching young journalists reporting skills.

Mohammad Shakker Abdullah (Contributing Editor) has served as Political Editor of the newspaper Al-Quds since 1982. Mr. Abdullah has written for all major publications in the region, and is recognized as both columnist and journalist. He is the author of several books, including the highly praised Methodology of Research in Arabic Language and Literature.

Paul C. Shemm (Iraq Correspondent) is a veteran journalist whose work has appeared in such prestigious publications as The Boston Globe, The San Francisco Chronicle, Christian Science Monitor and The Times of London. An expert in Egypt and the Middle East, Mr. Shemm formerly served as Editor of Cairo Times magazine. His expertise transcends politics, and includes business and economic issues.

Yossi Klein Halevi (Contributing Editor) is a contributing editor and Israel correspondent for The New Republic, and a senior writer for the Jerusalem Report. He is a regular contributor on Israeli affairs to The Los Angeles Times, as well as a contributor to The New York Times and The Washington Post. Mr. Halevi is the author of At the Entrance to the Garden of Eden and an autobiography, Memoirs of a Jewish Extremist.

Roman Lederer (Beirut Correspondent) studied journalism in Germany before beginning his career as a political analyst for German media. Based in Beirut, Roman covers political and economic events for European newspapers including Der Standard, Tagesspiegel, and Financial Times Deutschland.

Greer Fay Cashman (Host, The Round Table) is one of Israel’s most seasoned and recognizable journalists. Ms. Cashman hosts The Round Table where she conducts her interviews from that rare position where the interviewee knows full well that the interviewer herself is on par in terms of knowledge, experience and newsworthiness.

Micah Halpern (Host, A Safer World) is familiar to audiences across America from his numerous network-television appearances as a featured commentator on events in the Middle East. TML’s popular segment, A Safer World, looks at issues relating to the security of home and families in a post-9/11 environment.