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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.
Reuters Corrects: Gaza Concrete Ban Only For Private Imports
Following The New York Times, Reuters is the second news outlet within 24 hours to correct the inaccuracy that Israel had imposed a 45-day ban on concrete imports into Gaza. The ban applied only to private deliveries; nearly 40,000 tons entered during that time. In Journalism ‘Attempt,’ Reuters Misses Genadi Kaufman’s Murder
Unlike The Atlantic, Reuters Doesn’t Meet “Mandatory Minimum” of Accountability
Reuters and The Atlantic stumbled in similar ways in their reports on Israel's law describing minimum punishments for stone throwers. But the two outlets couldn't have reacted more differently to calls for correction.
Reuters Corrects: Fewer Than 400 Administrative Detainees, Not Over 5400
CAMERA Prompts Improved Coverage of Palestinian Casualties
CAMERA Clarifies About Reuters, Shuafat
CAMERA Prompts Improvement at Reuters
In response to communication from CAMERA staff, Reuters has updated a feature article by Cynthia Johnston to correct the misinformation that the Gaza Stip is the most densely populated place on earth. The original and improved versions of the report, entitled "In Gaza, Palestinians pitch tents to claim land," follow:
CAMERA Prompts Reuters, Globe Corrections on Divestment
After erroneously claiming in an Oct. 13 story that the United Church of Christ "rejected divestment," Reuters and the Boston Globe have corrected the error.
Updated: All Three Media Outlets Which Overstated Aid to Israel Have Corrected
Reuters, CNN, and the Washington Times all misreported the amount of U.S. aid Israel to help compensate for damage caused by Iraqi missiles during the Gulf War. All three eventually corrected.