Media Corrections

Accuracy and accountability are among the most important tenets of journalism. In combination, they mean media organizations are expected to publish or broadcast forthright corrections after sharing inaccurate information. The following corrections are among the many prompted by CAMERA’s communication with reporters and editors.

 

Local Papers Correct on False, Prejudicial Definition of Zionism

Attributing sinister, ulterior motives to an entire group should be in the realm of bigots, not of journalists. Yet, seven local newspapers owned by Lee Enterprises apparently thought otherwise when publishing a false and prejudicial definition of "Zionism."

The Power of Rumors: AP’s ‘Convent Is Bulldozed’ Headline

"Catholic convent is bulldozed" declares an incendiary AP headline which treats as fact a disputed rumor about Israeli actions in Lebanon. The religious site is still reportedly standing and intact, but AP's reputation as the "world's most trustworthy news organization" is reduced to rubble.

In More Than 150 Media Outlets: CAMERA Prompts Coverage of Nesya Karadi, 11, Latest Fatality of Iranian Cluster Munition Attacks

Initially, AP failed to cover the death of Nesya Karadi, 11, who succumbed to fatal wounds incurred Passover eve in an Iranian cluster bomb missile attack on her Bnei Brak home. She was Israel's latest fatality, all of them civilians, from Iranian missiles during the spring 2026 war. AP heeded CAMERA's call to cover the girl's story, which then appeared in more than 150 secondary media outlets.