The News You Didn’t Hear About This Week: Friday, September 5, 2025
Three important, but underreported, stories from the week bearing on Israel and the Middle East that media consumers should know.
Jeremy Diamond
CNN Breaks its Credibility Over Breaking the Silence Allegations
Once again, CNN journalists make – in their own words – a horrific allegation against Israeli soldiers. Predictably, the allegation – that Israeli soldiers are using Palestinians as human shields – is short on credible evidence. Instead of acting like professional journalists, the authors act as partisan activists like the ones making the accusation.
Since its Botched Al-Ahli Hospital Coverage, CNN Has Only Gotten Worse
CNN clearly understands that bad journalism not only does a disservice to its audience, but it also puts innocent civilians in danger. So, what are we to make of the fact that these reporters are knowingly repeating the same mistakes?
CNN’s Latest Wild Accusation: Israel Imposing a “Blockade on Aid”
In the world of journalism, there are understandable errors, and then there are the types of errors that make you wonder whether the journalists are living in the same reality.