According to The Los Angeles Times, some 1400 Israeli side "died" in the Israel-Hamas war while some 9000 Palestinians were "killed." With this egregious whitewash of Hamas' ISIS-like atrocities, ethical journalism dies alongside 1400 Israelis.
Five times in the last week AP cautioned readers that information concerning the Israel-Hamas war "could not be independently verifed." All five times that information originated with Israel, not Hamas. AP treats the terror organization as more credible than Israel.
A leading terror organization has mastered the art of the echo chamber, enlisting a leading Western media outlet to falsely cast its claims as independently verified by a supposedly authoritative international body, thereby repackaging them as authentic and reliable.
An AP "fact check" report is unironically headlined: "Misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war. Here are the facts." Far from supplying the facts, today's "fact check" conceals known facts, bringing us back to the worst of last week's coverage of Hamas' Al Ahli hospital misinformation campaign.
After Hillary Manning, Los Angeles Times' VP of communications, defended the paper as "committed to the standards of accuracy and fairness," and promised "journalistic rigor, fairness and compassion," the paper continues to pump out coverage of Israel and Hamas which indicates otherwise.
NBC falsely reports that Secretary of State Blinken encouraged Israel "not to target civilians." While the US administration urges Israel to minimize civilian casualties and to allow humanitarian assistance, it knows full well that Israel, unlike Hamas, does not target civlians. And, no, the Palestinian Authority does not control the Rafah crossing. Hamas does.
". . . [N}either Hamas nor Israel is likely to intentionally target civilian aircraft," reports the Wall Street Journal. While there is zero chance Israel would target a civilian aircraft (particularly at its own airport!), Hamas boasts of firing at Israel's airport.
After an Los Angeles Times entertainment reporter falsely claims that Israel has controlled the Gaza Strip for decades, it's time to ask: Who, exactly, is controlling news coverage at the LA Times?
Popular sports network ESPN is completely out of its league when it comes to reporting on Hamas' ISIS-like evil atrocities. If the sports network is not capable of adequately covering terrorism, it should stick to familiar turf.
As Hamas reportedly imposes roadblocks and confiscates ID cards and car keys from Palestinians hoping to flee in face of Israel's impending ground operation, an old story once again unfolds. Will the media tell it?
