New York Times
Media Coverage of Gaza Violence Falls Short
From NPR to the New York Times to Reuters and beyond, how did the media fare in covering violence along Gaza's border with Israel?
NY Times Mum on Palestinian Leader’s “Son of a Dog” Slur
The New York Times ignored the news when Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas insulted the U.S. ambassador. But two years earlier, it focused on a much milder critique by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
New York Times Errs on Cause of Gaza Water and Medicine Shortages
The New York Times claimed that the Gaza Strip "has been racked by shortages of medicine and water after years of a blockade by Israel and Egypt." In fact, the West Bank-based Palestinian government is responsible for a scarcity in medicine, and overpumping from Gaza's aquifer has degraded the territory's water supply.
Breaking the Media Silence on Mahmoud Abbas
Not long after they ignored anti-Semitic rhetoric by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, the media got a second chance. Another speech, with more outlandish vitriol, followed. Did they seize the opportunity?
NY Times Mischaracterizes Conversations Between Egyptian Intelligence and Media
The New York Times was wrong to claim an Egyptian intelligence officer urged the media not to condemn U.S. recognition of Israel's capital. It was wrong to suddenly change its characterization of Ramallah from a lively city to a dreary town. And it was wrong to ignore anti-Semitism by Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas.
The New York Times’ Sanitized Profile of UNRWA
New York Times: Lebanon Is Only Possible Exception in LGBT Intolerant Region
CAMERA prompts correction of a New York Times article which identified Lebanon as the possible "one exception" in a region intolerant towards its gay, lesbian and transgender citizens. The article had completely overlooked Israel, the Middle Eastern country with the best LGBT record by far.
New York Times Advocates in Report on UN Jerusalem Vote
The outcome of the General Assembly vote about Jerusalem was predictable, if not surprisingly lacking the number of supporters pro-Palestinian votes tend to attract. But to the New York Times, it was astounding.
CAMERA Letter in NY Times Sets Record Straight on Jews in Jerusalem
After the newspaper pointed out, in favor of its arguments, that "East Jerusalem was exclusively Arab in 1967," CAMERA's letter set the record straight about how briefly, and why, the area was empty of Jews.