SF Chronicle Corrects on Gaza’s Fake Moderate Professor
A San Francisco Chronicle columnist cited a New York Times puff piece on Reefat Alareer, apparently unaware that the newspaper retracted the premise that piece. The Chronicle has corrected.
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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.
CAMERA Prompts Correction in San Francisco Chronicle
A review of a book by Rashid Khalidi incorrectly claimed Jewish immigration increased during World War II. The newspaper subsequently ran a correction.
License to Err on SF Chronicle Opinion Pages
The San Francisco Chronicle claims to "strive for accuracy" and promises to "quickly correct errors or misleading statements." Yet its opinion pages serve as a haven for patently inaccurate anti-Israel allegations, and no corrections appear to be forthcoming.
San Francisco Chronicle Clarifies Barghouti’s Misinformation
Palestinian activist Mustafa Barghouti misinformed San Francisco Chronicle readers concerning Israel's West Bank barrier. CAMERA prompted the following correction.
UPDATED CAMERA ALERT: Partisan Editing Skews San Francisco Chronicle Article on Teen Bomber
The San Francisco Chronicle published an abridged version of a New York Times article about a Palestinian teenage bomber, including material that gives the impression of an Israeli military that is callous and unfeeling toward a young boy, and omitting all the portions that deal with Palestinian culpability.