Reuters Corrects on Temple Mount Remains
CAMERA's Israel office prompts correction of a Reuters feature on Jerusalem which wrongly reported that the Western Wall is the only surviving above ground remain from the Temple Mount.
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.
Washington Post Corrects on South Carolina Antisemitism Law
An opinion piece by Rabbi Jill Jacobs had erroneously claimed that “South Carolina just passed a law deeming any criticism of Israel in the state’s public schools or universities to be anti-Semitic.”
Updated: The New Yorker Corrects Grossly Misleading Headline
The headline previously read, "Israel Kills Dozens of Unarmed Protesters in Gaza as Jared Kushner Speaks of Peace, in Jerusalem."
After Contact From CAMERA, NY Times Amends Information on Baby Who Died in Gaza
The newspaper originally suggested that she had died from inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli troops.
UPDATE: Teen Vogue Corrects Rawan Eewshah Article
The magazine geared towards teens had originally published an article making claims that strained credulity.
CAMERA Prompts Improved AP Coverage of Palestinian Destruction of Fuel Line
An Associated Press article yesterday stated that vandals destroyed the fuel terminal at Israel's only cargo crossing into Gaza, initially leaving out that the culprits were Gazans, reportedly acting on Hamas instructions. AP responds positively to CAMERA's request to identify those responsible as Palestinian.
CAMERA Arabic Prompts CNN Arabic Correction on ‘Al Buraq’ Wall
Contrary to its own style, CNN Arabic referred to the Western Wall by its Islamic name, "al Buraq" wall, in a report on Ali Baba CEO Jack Ma's visit to the holy Jewish site. CAMERA Arabic prompts a correction.
Reuters Fixes Language on 1948 Palestinian Refugees, LA Times Doesn’t
Yesterday The Los Angeles Times and Reuters both departed from their usual language which acknowledges that among the hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced in 1948, some fled and some were driven out. While Reuters has updated, The Times has yet to address its misleading passage which noted only those who were driven out, ignoring the majority who fled of their own accord, often at their leaders' behest.
CAMERA Prompts NY Times Update on US Embassy Location
Following communication by CAMERA, the New York Times updated its piece to note that the new embassy isn't partially in east Jerusalem, but rather what was called "No Man's Land," which separated the western and eastern sectors of the city.
Presspectiva Prompts Haaretz Correction of Fake Netanyahu Quote
CAMERA's Presspectiva calls out Haaretz for an Odeh Bisharat Op-Ed which falsely claimed that PM Netanyahu said he saw British soldiers as a child, although they departed one year before he was born. Haaretz removes the falsehood from both the Hebrew and English editions.