Injured Toddler, Soldiers Lost in Ha’aretz Translation
Ha'aretz's English print edition tidies up "Land Day" events, deleting the Hebrew edition's detailed coverage of Palestinian stone-throwing and the resulting injuries of a toddler and soldiers. Tamar Sternthal
Ha'aretz's English print edition tidies up "Land Day" events, deleting the Hebrew edition's detailed coverage of Palestinian stone-throwing and the resulting injuries of a toddler and soldiers. New York Times Magazine Cheerleads for Terror
Painting a sympathetic portrait of violent demonstrators, The New York Times Magazine 8,000-word cover story asks “Is This Where the Third Intifada Will Start?” With all the cheerleading in the article, it seems the New York Times hopes so. NPR’s Ailing Coverage of Kidney Care in Gaza
Larry Abramson misses the primary cause for Gaza's medical shortages: the Hamas-Fatah rivalry. If a Palestinian news site can report WHO findings, even when they exonerate Israel, why can't NPR? Gaza Photo Controversy: Corrections and Lessons
Four months after Gaza-Israel fighting, media again backtrack on reports which had unequivocally blamed Israel for the death of a Palestinian child. The AP and Washington Post issue corrections on Omar Masharawi. The LA Times does not. Updated: Ha’aretz Upgrades ‘Palestine’ to Full U.N. Member
In the latest "Ha'aretz, Lost in Translation," Ha'aretz's English translators upgrade Palestine to a "full-fledged member" of the United Nations. Ha’aretz Headline Errs on Australian Report About Zygier
What do you get when you mix together a murky spy story, an official Australian report, and Ha'aretz translators and editors whose record on precise reporting is less than stellar? Answer: Another erroneous front-page headline. Citing Only Critics, Robert Mackey Claims Ignorance of Arab Supporters of New Bus Lines
In his report on the Palestinian bus controversy, New York Times blogger Robert Mackey ignores pleased Palestinian customers because, he claims, he read "no testimonies from Palestinians praising the new bus lines." So why did he manage to miss this part of the story? Lost in Translation: Updated Weekend Roundup of Ha’aretz
In the latest batch of "Ha'aretz, Lost in Translation," translators grossly deceive concerning the Ethiopian contraception controversy, truncating an Israeli official's letter to falsely suggest that he confirmed forced injections. They also whitewash Fatah violence. Updated: Neglected Facts About Hunger-Striking Samer Issawi
Media interest in Palestinian hunger-striker Samer Issawi intensifies, albeit selectively. Ha'aretz publishes an enormous photograph of Issawi, but doesn't include even half a sentence about his indictment for attempted murder and other violence. Israeli Outlets Foment Demonization With Sloppy Journalism
Vacuum and Ha'aretz's sloppy journalism about the use of birth control by Ethiopian Jews set the stage for Israel's demonization.