December 24, 2012 12:02 by Yarden Frankl Does the Los Angeles Times’s reporting reflect an anti-Israel bias? A number of HonestReporting subscribers asked for our opinion. So we reviewed the Times’s coverage, and while most of the articles we looked at in our survey did not show the kind of factual inaccuracies that we would highlight in […]
Today’s Top Stories 1. Mahmoud Abbas and Khaled Meshaal have agreed to launch a 3rd intifada against Israel. This one’s going to be “popular.” Khaled Abu Toameh explains: Abbas and Mashaal are aware, the sources noted, that the Palestinians are now not ready for another military confrontation with Israel — neither in the West Bank […]
2012 Dishonest Reporting Awards December 17, 2012 15:05 by Pesach Benson The 2012 Dishonest Reporter: Gideon Levy, Haaretz In a break with tradition for HonestReporting readers, this year’s Dishonest Reporter winner is not a member of the international media but someone disturbingly close to home. It’s no secret that some of the most critical stories […]
Today’s Top Stories 1. While Europe expresses it anger at settlement activity, Washington’s rather quiet. According to Peter Beinart, that’s because the Obama administration’s strategy towards Israel is “benign neglect.” So instead of confronting Netanyahu directly, Team Obama has hit upon a different strategy: stand back and let the rest of the world do the […]
December 11, 2012 11:30 by Simon Plosker Much of the media covered the weekend’s events in Gaza, where Hamas leader Khaled Meshal commemorated his terror organization’s 25th anniversary. What is Hamas really celebrating? Here are 25 facts to remind you: 1. Hamas takes its name from an acronym that means “Islamic Resistance Movement” in Arabic. […]
New York Times Redefines the Word Journalist November 26, 2012 14:49 by Alex Margolin After years of working for the newspaper of record in the US, you’d think veteran newsman David Carr would know the difference between a journalist and a propagandist. Apparently not, judging by his impassioned defense of journalists “targeted” in last week’s […]
Today’s Top Stories 1. The UN General Assembly’s Palestinian statehood vote’s on Thursday. Britain looks likely support the Palestinian statehood bid, reports the Financial Times (via Google News). The FT says London wants three Palestinian assurances: • The PA won’t join the International Criminal Court or other UN agencies. • The PA won’t use non-member […]
November 22, 2012 15:24 by Alex Margolin As Operation Pillar of Defense appears to reach its conclusion, we round up our Hall of Shame with a further five new entries. Click here to see 1 – 5 6. Anthony De Rosa, Reuters columnist and social media editor for a tweet displaying so much ignorance it […]
HR Comment: Media War Review November 22, 2012 15:23 by Simon Plosker With a ceasefire in effect, Operation Pillar of Defense appears to be over. Of course there will be plenty of media coverage in the coming days and weeks as the “fog of war” clears. In any event, Israel is rarely out of the […]
November 19, 2012 17:16 by Simon Plosker As Operation Pillar of Defense continues, here are the Top 5 Media Fails as HonestReporting inaugurates its Hall of Shame. 1. Jon Donnison, BBC for retweeting a dramatic photo of two children wounded in war without making any effort to verify the photo’s authenticity. Turns out the children […]
