BBC Digs Another Hole
In July 2008, we caught the BBC’s shocking first response to a Palestinian bulldozer attack in Jerusalem. Offering a glimpse into the BBC’s warped journalism, the initial headline read “Israel...
View ArticleThe New York Times: Just the Facts?
CONTACT THE NEW YORK TIMES PUBLIC EDITOR AND DEMAND CHANGES IN TIMES’ REPORTING. SEE RED BOX AT BOTTOM OF REPORT. New York Times coverage often supports the Palestinian narrative without placing events...
View ArticleGuardian Ed: "In Israel They Murder Each Other a Great Deal"
What does the IDF have to do with the recent assault on Italian PM Sylvio Berlusconi? Absolutely nothing. But that didn’t stop The Guardian’s Associate Editor Michael White from making the following...
View ArticleMossad Passport Affair: A Stick to Beat Israel?
The death of senior Hamas terrorist Mahmoud Mabhouh in Dubai in January has generated a huge amount of media interest. Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency stands accused (despite, at best, only...
View ArticleCartoonist Makes an Ass of Himself
On 25 May, Palestinian terrorists in Gaza detonated an explosive-laden donkey cart close to the border with Israel, killing the animal but causing no human casualties. This is not the first time that...
View ArticleWhy Are Only Jews Referred to as Terrorists in the Media?
HonestReporting has long campaigned for the international media to call terrorism exactly what it is instead of using judgment-neutral terminology, such as “militants”,”extremists”, “fighters” or...
View ArticleHamas in 10 Words or Less
Now that the West has decided to work with a Palestinian “unity” government, Hamas is being mentioned often in the media. In order to briefly tell readers who Hamas is, most articles include a short...
View ArticleVideo: The Definition of Terror
Words are important. The words the media use are doubly so, and it is critical that they use the most accurate terms when covering events. Yet while young Palestinian terrorists are referred to as...
View ArticleCrude Anti-Israel Animation in the Washington Post
The Washington Post’s reporting and editorials on the conflict in Gaza have been generally fair and balanced. Which makes it all the more disappointing that the paper considered this crude cartoon...
View ArticleAnyone See a Terrorist?
Last week, we asked why the New York Times did not show any pictures of Hamas terrorists among all their pictures of the Gazan conflict. In NY Times Photos Only Tell Part of the Story, we said: There...
View ArticleThe Return of Casualties as a Moral Barometer?
During the 2014 Gaza War, nearly every news report contained an obligatory paragraph listing the number of Palestinians and Israelis killed in action. The numbers, which invariably showed a...
View ArticleVideo: Terrorism in the New York Times
The New York Times bends over backwards to avoid using the term “terrorism.” They do make one exception however. If you find their one exception unacceptable, please write to the New York Times Public...
View ArticleHeadline Fails: “Wounded Palestinian,”“Suspect” or “Attacker?”
UPDATE Following our complaints, CNN’s headline and text now refer to a “wounded Palestinian assailant” rather than a “wounded Palestinian knife attack suspect.” UPDATE 2 While The Times of London...
View ArticleHeadline Fail: Sanitizing a Hamas Terrorist
The New York Times once wrote that Hamas founder Mahmoud Zahar, a qualified surgeon was asked in an interview his medical specialty: “Thyroids: I’m very good at cutting throats,” Dr. Zahar said,...
View ArticleAnyone See a Terrorist?
Last week, we asked why the New York Times did not show any pictures of Hamas terrorists among all their pictures of the Gazan conflict. In NY Times Photos Only Tell Part of the Story, we said: There...
View ArticleThe Return of Casualties as a Moral Barometer?
During the 2014 Gaza War, nearly every news report contained an obligatory paragraph listing the number of Palestinians and Israelis killed in action. The numbers, which invariably showed a...
View ArticleVideo: Terrorism in the New York Times
The New York Times bends over backwards to avoid using the term “terrorism.” They do make one exception however. If you find their one exception unacceptable, please write to the New York Times Public...
View ArticleHeadline Fails: “Wounded Palestinian,”“Suspect” or “Attacker?”
UPDATE Following our complaints, CNN’s headline and text now refer to a “wounded Palestinian assailant” rather than a “wounded Palestinian knife attack suspect.” UPDATE 2 While The Times of London...
View ArticleHeadline Fail: Sanitizing a Hamas Terrorist
The New York Times once wrote that Hamas founder Mahmoud Zahar, a qualified surgeon was asked in an interview his medical specialty: “Thyroids: I’m very good at cutting throats,” Dr. Zahar said,...
View ArticleIsrael at War – Day 15
TARGETING THE UN AND HUMANITARIAN AID? Unlike the rest of the international media, The Jerusalem Post reports that the IDF has denied firing on a UN aid truck on Thursday, in an incident that made...
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