AP
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.
Dissembling Demolitions
Why do photo services feature images of forlorn Palestinian children scampering across rubble if the structures were uninhabited?
Media Flouting Journalistic Ethics No “Work Accident”
In their evening broadcasts of June 22, ABC and NBC reported as fact that Israel killed three Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, despite the fact that the circumstances surrounding their deaths were disputed.
Associated Press Corrects Erroneous Headline
AP Corrects False Story About Israeli Roadblock
The AP today (July 12) corrected a false story it had sent out yesterday which reported that a Palestinian newborn died as a result of an inordinately long wait at an Israeli checkpoint. According to the original story, a pregnant Palestinian woman on the way to hospital gave birth while her taxi was delayed for two-and-a-half hours at an Israeli checkpoint, leading to the death of the baby.
Additional AP Corrections
Some additional AP corrections prompted by CAMERA.