BBC Removes Misinformation on US, Israel, Geneva Convention
As a result of CAMERA's formal complaint to the BBC, the British media giant removed from its Web site major distortions about the US position on Israeli settlements. 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.
As a result of CAMERA's formal complaint to the BBC, the British media giant removed from its Web site major distortions about the US position on Israeli settlements. CAMERA Prompts Correction on Palestinian Casualties
CAMERA staff prompted the following correction today at the International Herald Tribune concerning the number of Palestinian casualties from last winter's fighting in the Gaza Strip: Washington Post Corrects Error About Gilo
A correction in the July 16 edition of the Washington Post addressed the designation of Gilo as a "Jewish settlement." It was the second of two corrections that the Washington Post made in that article in response to CAMERA's request. CAMERA Staff Prompts Correction on AP Photo Caption
As a result of CAMERA's correspondence with AP, the wire service corrects a photo caption which falsely stated that a Palestinian protester has "passed out" from tear gas fired by Israeli troops.
Chicago Tribune Corrects Misquote by UCSD’s Gary Fields
Gary Fields, an associate professor of communications at UC San Diego, "could not confirm the origin" of a quote he used to demonize Israel in the Tribune. That's because the quote, which was recently corrected by the New York Times and International Herald Tribune, is fabricated. Wall Street Journal Corrects on U.N. Truck Incident
The Journal initially relayed a United Nations claim that Israel fired on and killed a UN worker without pointing out that an Israeli investigation showed otherwise. The newspaper commendably corrected this error of omission. CAMERA Prompts Correction to Gaza Population Error in San Diego Union-Tribune
CAMERA staff elicited a correction to a San Diego Union-Tribune Op-Ed by Miko Peled that wrongly claimed Gaza is the most densely populated place in the world. CAMERA Prompts Correction on Hamas Op-Ed in LA Times
CAMERA staff elicited a correction on a Los Angeles Times Op-Ed by top Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzook. The error and today's correction, concerning the number of Israelis killed by Palestinians during the lull, follow: UPDATED: Los Angeles Times Corrects Misattributed Statement on Uranium
In a Los Angeles Times article about the origins of uranium particles found in Syria, Borzou Daragahi misidentifies a claim made in a Syrian letter as a statement made by the International Atomic Energy Agency. CAMERA Prompts Corrections at Washington Times
CAMERA staff prompted the following corrections at the Washington Times following an article which erroneously identified the Sea of Galilee as Syrian and Shebaa Farms as Lebanese: