CAMERA Prompts USA Today Correction on Israeli Arabs
USA Today editors commendably correct an article which had overstated Israel's Arab population as 30 percent. The figure is just over 20 percent. USA Today
USA Today editors commendably correct an article which had overstated Israel's Arab population as 30 percent. The figure is just over 20 percent. Al-Jazeera English Fumbles, Al-Jazeera America Sacked
Al-Jazeera English's “We're not Charlie” memo mars Al-Jazeera America's image, USA Today's media columnist says. It's not image but substance critics need to examine.
Mahmoud Abbas at Paris March. Media Don’t Ask Why
What was Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas doing at the Paris march for free speech and against Islamic terrorism? News media didn't ask, or didn't want to.
News Media Confusion of Execute and Murder is Deadly to Accuracy
News media increasing conflate execute with murder. This is not simply an erroneous word choice. It is, rather, a potentially demoralizing confusion. Exhibit B: USA Today Gaza Commentary an Inch Deep
USA Today’s editorial page writers apparently weren’t reading their paper’s news coverage of Israel's “Operation Preventive Edge” against Hamas’ attacks. An editorial and Op-Ed made similar, dangerously foolish points. Exhibit A: USA Today’s Well-Balanced Gaza Reporting
USA Today’s hard news and feature coverage of Israel's “Operation Preventive Edge” was better than that of many wealthier or “prestigious” competitors. Too bad the editorial page apparently wasn't reading it (See “Exhibit B,” July 16). Jihadis for Jerusalem, Journalists for Confusion
A terrorist group chooses a name that implicitly recognizes the Jews' connection to Jerusalem. Journalists consistently mistranslate the name, erasing the religious-historical link. CAMERA Prompts USA Today Correction on Green Line
CAMERA's Washington DC office prompts correction of a USA Today article in which the Green Line, an armistice line, was incorrectly described as an internationally recognized border. The Helen Thomas Cover-Up: Media Whitewash Bigoted Record
Laudatory obituaries for Helen Thomas, first female White House reporter for a major news service, minimized her 2010 anti-Israel, anti-Jewish outburst. They noted her "apology" but omitted her retraction. And Thomas' unprofessional hostility to the Jewish state went largely unreported. Al-Jazeera America and the Sheikdom Off Camera
Al-Jazeera America gains access via cable television to 50 million U.S. households in August. Viewers should keep in mind the sheikdom behind the camera.