Covering Up for NPR
As a federal corporation reconsiders NPR's objectivity, leading newspapers ignore studies showing bias
New York Times
David Bar-Illan on Joel Brinkley
The late David Bar-Illan was the writer of the famed "Eye-on-the-Media" column in the Jerusalem Post, where he also served as Executive Editor. Presented here are excerpts from David's columns that examine the work of New York Times reporter Joel Brinkley.
New York Times Interviewers Cook Rice Statements
When New York Times reporters Joel Brinkley and Steven Weisman interviewed Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice a few days ago, she apparently didn't say what they wanted to hear regarding Israel. So the enterprising reporters twisted her words to fit their own political agenda.
Mystery About Henry Siegman Solved in New York Sun
Henry Siegman, Senior Fellow and Director of the U.S./Middle East Project for the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), is a longtime detractor of Israel and its leadership. Siegman's embrace of the Palestinian narrative have led many to speculate about his true motives. According to an August 23 editorial in the New York Sun, the mystery has now been solved.
New York Times Anti-Israel Bias in Editorials As Bad As Ever
CAMERA has repeatedly demonstrated the deeply entrenched editorial bias against Israel at the New York Times. Whether Israel employs military tactics to protect itself from terrorist attacks, or the peace process is stalled, even while Israeli civilians are being blown up by Palestinian terrorists, New York Times editorial writers stick to their consistent message--blame Israel and whitewash Palestinian responsibility.
Double Standards on International Terrorism at the New York Times and AP
There is a striking double standard in terminology being used by many news organizations, such as the New York Times and Associated Press, regarding the terror attacks in London and the terror attack in Netanya, Israel. "Terror" and "terrorists" are liberally used in articles about the London bombing, while the articles about the Netanya terror attack studiously avoid the use of terror terminology.
New York Times Reports as Fact Anti-Israel Propaganda
Covering the recent controversy over building and demolition orders in the Silwan neighborhood of Jerusalem, New York Times reporter Christine Hauser credulously repeated false allegations from the extremist anti-Israel group which calls itself the Israeli Committee against House Demolitions.
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.
Human Interest Tilt Continues at New York Times
While reporting has improved considerably since CAMERA's 2002 analysis of New York Times coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, readers may still note an imbalance in human interest stories.
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.