CAMERA Prompts LA Times Correction on IDF
CAMERA staff prompted a Los Angeles Times correction yesterday on an article which had wrongly stated that Israel's military is the largest in the Middle East. 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 staff prompted a Los Angeles Times correction yesterday on an article which had wrongly stated that Israel's military is the largest in the Middle East. CAMERA Prompts NPR Correction on Hezbollah Rockets
CAMERA staff prompted a correction at National Public Radio yesterday, following an earlier "All Things Considered" report which falsely stated that Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel only after Israel hit Lebanon with airstrikes last summer. NPR Corrects Error in Gaza Story
National Public Radio erroneously reported recent rocket attack victims were "Israeli soldiers" when they were, in fact, civilian residents of Sderot, including Oshri Oz above. CAMERA Prompts Better AP Coverage on B’Tselem Report
The Associated Press changed inaccurate coverage today stating that the Justice Ministry did not elaborate on the "mistakes, groundless claims and inaccuracies" said to be in a B'Tselem-Hamoked report alleging Israel's use of torture.
CAMERA Requests Clarification About Boston Globe Photo
A Boston Globe article about an Israeli high court ruling allowing Palestinians to sue the Israeli military for damages was accompanied by a misleading photo of three Palestinian children killed by Hamas gunmen. CAMERA Prompts Correction in San Francisco Chronicle
A review of a book by Rashid Khalidi incorrectly claimed Jewish immigration increased during World War II. The newspaper subsequently ran a correction.
CAMERA Prompts Correction on “Banned” Weapons
Shortly after running a headline that wrongly claimed Israel used "banned" shells during its war with Hezbollah, the Philadelphia Inquirer ran a correction.
CAMERA Prompts New York Times Correction on Palestinian Rally Photo
After a caption on a photo of a Palestinian rally wrongly stated the demonstrators were protesting Hamas's refusal to recognize Israel, CAMERA staff prompted the following correction.
CAMERA Prompts AFP Correction on Qassam Fatalities
In response to communication from CAMERA staff, Agence France-Presse corrected an article today which had understated the number of fatalities caused by Palestinian rocket attacks from Gaza.
AP Corrects Misquote of Hamas Leader
The Associated Press wrongly claimed that Hamas leader Mohammed Deif, in a July 2006 interview, called for Muslims to fight to liberate the West Bank. After CAMERA pointed out Deif was actually calling to "liberate" Israel in its entirety, the Associated Press published a correction.