Washington Post

May 7, 2004

The Washington Post: A Language of Its Own

Erroneous word choice seriously undermines “Report: Israel Spent Illegally On Settlements,” by Washington Post correspondent John Ward Anderson, in the May 6, 2004 edition.

April 19, 2004

CAMERA Obtains Correction at the Washington Post

A letter from CAMERA to the Washington Post prompted a correction on an article which vastly overstated the number of Palestinian refugees. Today's correction is similar to a New York Times correction two days ago which CAMERA also elicited. 
March 22, 2004

Washington Post Knotted Up Over Terrorism

Washington Post Ombudsman Michael Getler again attempts to defend the paper's general refusal to use the term terrorism to describe Palestinian attacks against Israelis. Getler ties himself in knots defending the Post for describing as terrorism the alleged Al Qaeda train bombings in Madrid, while refusing to identify similarly the Ashdod suicide bombings.
March 18, 2004

Coverage of Unwitting Palestinian Boy-Bomber

The exploitation of Palestinian children in attacks against Israel is a troubling trend which deserves media coverage. Yet, some news outlets did not even cover the story of 11-year-old Abdullah Quran. Others, most notably the Boston Globe and MSNBC's "The Abrams Report," gave the incident the prominence it deserved.