New York Mag Corrects After Calling Palestinian Gunmen “Protesters”
New York magazine recognized that Hamas gunmen, and those planting explosives, are not "protesters."
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.
Newsweek: Palestinian Terror Campaign Caused by Israeli Attempt to End Palestinian Terror Campaign
A Newsweek feature insists the so-called "second intifada" was triggered by Israel recapturing Palestinian cities in the West Bank. That's like saying the attack on Pearl Harbor was triggered by the allied invasion of Normandy.
New Yorker Corrects: There Are MRI Machines in Gaza
"Fighting fake news with real news" is a New Yorker advertising banner which appears alongside an article which had falsely claimed that there are no MRI machines in the Gaza Strip. Following communication from CAMERA staff and many CAMERA members, The New Yorker corrects.
CAMERA Prompts Another Los Angeles Times Correction on ‘Palestine’ Terminology
For at least the seventh time in 14 years, CAMERA prompts a Los Angeles Times correction following another erroneous reference to "Palestine."
CAMERA Prompts Los Angeles Times Correction on Fatalities Among Gaza ‘Protesters’
CAMERA prompts correction after a Los Angeles Times article claimed "130 protesters" were killed at the Gaza border, though this figure includes armed and active combatants, who, for instance, set explosives and hurled Molotov cocktails.
Multiple Media Outlets Amend Captions Calling Gaza Arsonists ‘Activists’
CAMERA's Israel office has prompted multiple media outlets, including Agence France Presse, Flash 90 (an Israeli photo service), and Times of Israel, to amend captions which had falsely characterized serial arsonists from Gaza as "activists."
Getty Images Corrects: Resolution 194 Not About Gaza Riots
Following communication from CAMERA, Getty Images corrected a caption that cast UN resolution from 1948 as being about current events.
CAMERA Prompts Washington Post Correction on Canceled Jerusalem Soccer Match
Following contact with CAMERA, The Washington Post corrected a June 14, 2018 report, which incorrectly claimed that Argentina cancelled a Jerusalem soccer match due to Israel’s “treatment of Palestinians.”
CAMERA Prompts Improved Reuters Captions on Palestinian Arson Attacks
Reuters captions early this week about the devastation in southern Israel caused by Palestinian "kite terror" ignored the fires' cause. In response to CAMERA's communication, subsequent captions note "Palestinians have been causing blazes by flying kites and balloons loaded with flammable materials."
CAMERA Prompts Multiple Time Corrections on Gaza
Time relies on an editorial intern to explain how the Gaza Strip became the center of conflict. Ciara Nugent initially ignored that Israel had full withdrawn from the territory in 2005, one of the article's many failings.