San Diego Professor Gary Fields’ Orwellian Language
In an Op-Ed, Gary Fields condemns israel using the very propaganda techniques he criticizes
Gilead Ini
Trouble in Philly with Errors, Imbalance and Editorializing
The Philadelphia Inquirer violates its own ethics code calling for 'accuracy and fairness'
Sensational AP Report Misleads on Israeli Raid
On Thursday, Aug. 25, 2005, an Israeli hit-squad opened fire on a group of Palestinians without provocation, killing five in a gangland-style attack. Or, at least, that is what an extremely misleading Associated Press news story would have you believe.
CAMERA Letter in Philly Inquirer Explains Gaza Demolitions
After the Philadelphia Inquirer published a letter to the editor suggesting that "revenge and hatred" motivated the Israeli demolition of settlers' homes in the Gaza Strip, a CAMERA letter explained that the Palestinian Authority and Israel together decided on the demolitions.
Updated: All Three Media Outlets Which Overstated Aid to Israel Have Corrected
Reuters, CNN, and the Washington Times all misreported the amount of U.S. aid Israel to help compensate for damage caused by Iraqi missiles during the Gulf War. All three eventually corrected.
Updated: Letters and Limitations
Letters with provocative ideas that threaten the status quo may be inflammatory, but thay are an entirely appropriate part of civil discourse. Such ideas should–and will–be published as letters to the editor in mainstream papers. There is, however, a line that most decent publications understand should not be crossed.
Updated: AFP Corrects Misinformation on Al Aksa Arson
An egregious error in a June 28, 2005 Agence France Presse (AFP) story has been corrected. The report initially claimed that a 1969 arson attempt at the Al Aksa mosque was carried out by "Jewish hardliners," when in fact it was carried out by an Australian Protestant.
CAMERA Letter in San Francisco Chronicle Educates on Palestinian Refugees
After a Chronicle story erroneously referred to the "expulsion of 750,000 Palestinians," a CAMERA letter clarifies that most Palestinian refugees from the 1948 war fled on their own accord to avoid hostilities, or at the urging of Arab leaders.
New York Times Misrepresents Hamas
By misprepresenting in a May 26 story the long-term mission of Hamas, the New York Times propagated a media pattern of minimizing the motivations, actions, and goals of anti-Israel terrorist groups.
Two Philadelphia Inquirer Stories Shun Israeli Postion
Twice within a few days, the Philadelphia Inquirer published skewed stories on Israel which spurn journalistic evenhandedness by ignoring – or cutting out – Israel's postion.