Christian Science Monitor
Media Corrections

Accuracy and accountability are among the most important tenets of journalism. In combination, they mean media organizations are expected to publish or broadcast forthright corrections after sharing inaccurate information. The following corrections are among the many prompted by CAMERA’s communication with reporters and editors.

September 21, 2022

Christian Science Monitor Corrects: Israeli Gas Rig Not in Disputed Waters

CAMERA prompts correction of an otherwise informative and thoughtful Christian Science Monitor editorial which had erroneously placed Israel's Karish gas rig in disputed waters. In fact, the Energean rig sits six miles southwest of the maritime boundary claimed by Lebanon.

July 12, 2016

CAMERA Prompts Christian Science Monitor Corrections on ‘Palestine,’ ‘New’ Settlements, Jerusalem

CAMERA prompts a series of corrections in a Christian Science Monitor blog on topics ranging from "Palestine" terminology to "new Israeli settlements" and the location of top-level Egyptian-Israeli meetings.

January 10, 2013

Christian Science Monitor Corrects Three Errors in Op-Ed

CAMERA staff elicited Christian Science Monitor corrections of an Op-Ed claiming Israel banned construction materials from entering Gaza for years and asserting Israeli control of the Egyptian border with Gaza.

May 20, 2005

Christian Science Monitor, LA Times Correct Error about Israeli Arabs

CAMERA staff prompted the following corrections in the Christian Science Monitor and the Los Angeles Times regarding Israeli Arab access to military service.

July 19, 2004

CAMERA Prompts CSM Correction: Efrat Not an Outpost

In a July 9 "Reporters on  the Job" segment, the Christian Science Monitor erroneously described the West Bank town of Efrat as a "settler outpost." In response to CAMERA's July 14 email about the error, the paper's International Editor thanked CAMERA for "bringing it to [his] attention," and today the paper printed the following correction: