LA Times Corrects: Judah Ben-Hur Is a Jew, not Palestinian
On the eve of the Jewish New Year, the Los Angeles Times has published a correction noting that the fictional Judah Ben-Hur is a Jew from Judea, and not a "Palestinian nobleman" as reported.
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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.
On the eve of the Jewish New Year, the Los Angeles Times has published a correction noting that the fictional Judah Ben-Hur is a Jew from Judea, and not a "Palestinian nobleman" as reported. CAMERA Staff Prompts LA Times Correction: Israel No Longer Occupies Gaza
Following communication with CAMERA staff, the Los Angeles Times promptly corrected an architecture exhibit review which wrongly reported that Israel still occupies the Gaza Strip. The error and correction follow:
CAMERA Prompts Correction on Hamas Op-Ed in LA Times
CAMERA staff elicited a correction on a Los Angeles Times Op-Ed by top Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzook. The error and today's correction, concerning the number of Israelis killed by Palestinians during the lull, follow: UPDATED: Los Angeles Times Corrects Misattributed Statement on Uranium
In a Los Angeles Times article about the origins of uranium particles found in Syria, Borzou Daragahi misidentifies a claim made in a Syrian letter as a statement made by the International Atomic Energy Agency. CAMERA Prompts LA Times Correction on Israeli Arabs
For the third time, CAMERA staff prompted a correction in the Los Angeles Times regarding the false claim that Israeli Arabs do not serve in the Israeli military. The most recent correction, which appeared yesterday, follows:
CAMERA Prompts LA Times Correction on IDF
CAMERA staff prompted a Los Angeles Times correction yesterday on an article which had wrongly stated that Israel's military is the largest in the Middle East. CAMERA Prompts NPR Correction on Hezbollah Rockets
CAMERA staff prompted a correction at National Public Radio yesterday, following an earlier "All Things Considered" report which falsely stated that Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel only after Israel hit Lebanon with airstrikes last summer. Los Angeles Times Corrects: Nahariya Not a Settlement
CAMERA staff elicited a correction from the Los Angeles Times today that Nahariya, the northern Israeli town where Samir Kuntar carried out a terrorist attack in 1979, is not a Jewish settlement. Beyond the factual error, Tempest's article was extremely one-sided, drawing a sympathetic, emotive picture of the "plight" of Samir Kuntar and his family, while completely ignoring that of his victims.
CAMERA Elicits LA Times Correction on Erroneous Headline
CAMERA prompted a Los Angeles Times correction today regarding a headline which wrongly stated that Israel rejected a peace offer. The error and correction follow:
Siegman Fabrications Result in LA Times Correction
Henry Siegman has a history of dishonesty when writing about the Arab-Israeli conflict. So it is perhaps no surprise that the Los Angeles Times found it necessary to publish a correction to demonstrably false assertions in Siegman's June 18, 2006 Op-Ed.