CAMERA Op-Ed: Kristof and the Self-Sabotaging World of Journalism

Trust in journalism is at an all-time low because journalists are debasing their own noble profession, CAMERA's David Litman writes at JNS. Journalists should be the first to challenge the dishonesty in Nicholas Kristof's piece alleging systemic sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners.

Video: Nicholas Kristof’s tabloid journalism

Serious accusations demand serious evidence. Nicholas Kristof’s New York Times opinion piece makes an extremely serious accusation: that Israel employs “systematic” sexual violence against Palestinians. But his case falls apart with the merest scrutiny, and in publishing it, the New York Times has debased its level of journalism from the self-proclaimed “paper of record” to tabloid.

Telegraph cartoon evokes antisemitic motif

The Telegraph’s depiction of the Green Party leader invariably evokes an antisemitic motif.  In addition to his gratuitously elongated nose, his facial expression conveys an ugly, sinister, scheming quality that evinces the “Happy Merchant” caricature.