Video: A tale of two interviews: PBS on Hezbollah vs. PBS on Israel
Just days apart, PBS conducted interviews with a senior Hezbollah leader and an Israeli diplomat. Let’s see how they went.
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The BBC’s Hugo Bachega Has a Near-Miss with The Point
The BBC's Hugo Bachega comes close to accurately reporting on Hezbollah's cynical exploitation of Lebanon, but uses framing and carefully chosen interviews to revert back to a one-sided narrative of Israeli responsibility
Fault Lines and Faulty Logic: The Times on Local Frustration and Support for Hezbollah
The New York Times wanted to examine how support for Hezbollah is impacted by the terror organization's war with Israel. Trying to demonstrate its arguments, the paper demonstrated faulty logic.
The BBC’s Two-Front Failure to Provide Context to ‘War Crimes’ Allegations
Mirroring its slanted Gaza Strip coverage, BBC strips Hezbollah tunnels from its Lebanon reporting, thereby falsely presenting Israeli steps against the terror infrastructure as "war crimes" targeting civilian towns.
Vibes Over Veracity: NPR’s Interview of Kneecap
A superficial, softball interview of Irish hip hop band Kneecap ignored the group's hateful, inflammatory, anti-Israel rhetoric. NPR abandoned journalistic integrity in favor of cool vibes.
BBC’s Al-Maghafi Promotes Narratives and Hezbollah Propaganda
Nawal Al-Maghafi, BBC World Service's senior international investigations correspondent, routinely fails to report evidence of Hezbollah's presence.
BBC News Continues to Sideline Hezbollah Attacks On Israel
While BBC readers will miss that Israel's north is still under attack, they do get a heavy dose of the broadcaster's false talking narratives including moral equivalency and the baseless claim that Israel targets journalists and healthcare workers.
Hezbollah Escorts NPR in Lebanon
NPR surveyed the damage in southern Lebanon while escorted by a Hezbollah propagandist. Its report ignored Hezbollah's human shield strategy, attacks on Israel and how the terror group's tactics mirror those of Hamas.
Guardian corrects article erasing Hezbollah’s attacks on Israel
The Guardian upheld our complaint, and corrected the opening sentence of an article falsely claiming that Israel "invaded" Lebanon in 2023, while erasing Hezbollah entirely.
On NPR, a Terrorist Stronghold is Only a Quaint Village
Former Department of Homeland Security official Fayrouz Saad spoke with NPR about her family's connection to Bint Jbeil, Lebanon, following the destruction of her family's "ancestral home" there. Referring to the village as quaint, Saad omitted any reference to PLO control at the time her parents left Lebanon or to Hezbollah presence there in the last several decades.