AP

June 6, 2005

AP Stands By Coverage, and Contradicts Its Own Earlier Coverage

In response to CAMERA's concerns about an Associated Press article on the wire today covering Temple Mount disturbances, the Jerusalem bureau has responded that it stands by its coverage. Noteworthy, though, is the fact that the service's report today is contradicted by another AP story from 2001.
April 20, 2005

AP Claims that Israeli Politicians Exploit Holocaust

In an April 13 Associated Press story on a German film about Hitler currently being screened in Israel, reporter Josef Federman includes a shockingly inflammatory statement alleging Israeli manipulation of the memory of the Holocaust.
March 20, 2005

Associated Press Downplays Terror

The Associated Press once again downplays Palestinian terror. A March 18, 2004 ;article by Mohammed Daraghmeh not only equates Israeli demonstrators with Palestinian terrorists, but minimizes the activities of  those terrorists.
January 12, 2005

More AP Errors, No AP Corrections

As the chronicle of AP errors continues, so do the questions about the wire service's commitment to accuracy. A striking geographical error and a bungled description of an Israeli cabinet minister are the latest.
November 16, 2004

AP Adopts False Hezbollah Claims

The self-declared mission  of the Associated Press (AP) is to provide news "of the highest quality, reliability and objectivity with reports that are accurate, balanced and informed." AP's code of ethics calls for "impartial treatment of issues." Why then does the wire service adopt the position of Hezbollah — a group designated by the U.S. Department of State as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, presenting the terrorist group's propaganda as fact?

October 11, 2004

AP’s Disregard for Accuracy

Middle East coverage by the Associated Press has lately been fraught with errors. CAMERA has alerted the AP to these substantive errors over a period of weeks, yet editors have stonewalled and no corrections have been issued.

October 7, 2004

Media Survey: Reporting All Sides?

If the circumstances surrounding a man's death are uncertain, media coverage should reflect this uncertainty. But CAMERA's evaluation shows the record is mixed.
October 7, 2004

AP Revises Hansen’s Comments

A UN official stunned the world when he admitted Hamas members are on the UN payroll. His comments were sanitized by one AP reporter, and readers are kept in the dark.