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This article presents several publishing policies of the journal "The Washington Reporter on Middle East Affairs." Journalists are writing about disputes, tensions and growing pains in the Middle East, India and Pakistan, subjects deemed too complicated or boring for the U.S. readers. They are looking for entertainment in news stories featuring cops, robbers, murderers, film stars and sports heroes, even after September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Readers concerned with U.S. foreign policy and the Middle East must make some hard choices about which magazines, newspapers, Internet lists, and Web sites to turn to.

The article reports that ICIS INSIGHT ASIA has launched a quarterly "Middle East Report" which provides an essential guide to what is happening in the most important petrochemical production region in the world. The first issue is focuses on olefins and polyolefins. Each issue will include a news summary of major events over the previous quarter.