Wall Street Journal Corrects on ‘Palestinian Territory’
CAMERA prompts correction of a front-page photo caption at the Wall Street Journal which erroneously referred to disputed West Bank land as "Palestinian territory."
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.
CAMERA Arabic Prompts Deutsche Welle Corrections on Israeli History
CAMERA Arabic prompts corrections to a Deutsche Welle slide feature on Israeli history which repeatedly appears alongside Arabic articles.
Amid Pandemic, CAMERA Prompts Unprecedented Number of News Corrections
In April, with the global battle to contain the spread of Covid-19 in full swing, CAMERA elicited a record 27 corrections in a variety of news outlets: from major media including The New York Times, Associated Press and NBC, to non-Western and alternative news sources.
Reuters Corrects: High Court Live Streamed Proceedings
CAMERA prompts correction of Reuters captions which misidentified a wide screen streaming a live feed of Israel's High Court judges considering petitions against the Likud-Blue and White coalition agreement as "a placard with the photo of the High Court judges."
Haaretz Falsely Reports Shin Bet Monitoring Phone Conversations
Update: CAMERA prompts correction after Haaretz falsely reports that Israel's Shin Bet is monitoring citizens' cellphone conversations in a bid to stem coronavirus spread. The security service is tracking the location of phones -- not conversations.
BBC NEWS WEBSITE REPLACES IRRELEVANT PHOTO
BBC ARABIC CORRECTS GEOGRAPHICAL ERROR
Haaretz Corrects: No Israeli Approval Needed For Passage Through Egypt-Gaza Crossing
CAMERA prompts correction after Haaretz wrongly reported that Palestinians wishing to enter and exit the territory via Egypt require Israeli approval.
NBC Corrects Inflated Figure For Suspected Infections in Bnei Brak
CAMERA prompts correction after NBC reported that as many as a third of Bnei Brak residents were feared to be infected with coronavirus despite the fact that the HMO which was the purported source disavowed the figure.