Media Corrections
Accuracy and accountability are among the most important tenets of journalism. In combination, they mean media organizations are expected to publish or broadcast forthright corrections after sharing inaccurate information. The following corrections are among the many prompted by CAMERA’s communication with reporters and editors.
CAMERA Prompts Reuters Correction About Israel’s Capital
Huffington Post Arabic Removes Scare Quotes from “Israel”
CAMERA Prompts Los Angeles Times Correction on Jerusalem Embassies
CAMERA prompts correction of a Los Angeles Times article which wrongly stated that the U.S. Embassy to Israel has always existed in Tel Aviv "along with the rest of the world's diplomatic missions." In fact, 16 countries once had embassies in Jerusalem and a number currently maintain consulate-generals in the city.
CAMERA Prompts AP Corrections on Palestinian Refugees
CAMERA prompts AP corrections after photo captions erroneously referred to "some 5 million Palestinian refugees who were displaced during the 1948 war" as receiving UNRWA's services. That figure is really under 30,000.
Haaretz Corrects About East Jerusalem Arabs’ Voting Rights
CAMERA prompts a correction after Haaretz categorically claimed that "Jerusalem's Palestinians have no right to vote for the Knesset." In fact, those who hold Israeli citizenship may vote for the Knesset.
CAMERA Prompts Newsweek, AFP Corrections on Shelved Expropriation Bill
CAMERA prompts Newsweek and AFP corrections after they wrongly reported that a bill, now shelved, would have allowed for Israel's expropriation of church lands. In fact, it would have allowed for the expropriation of land that the church sold to private investors.
CAMERA Arabic Prompts Reuters Correction on Temple Mount Attack
CAMERA Arabic, a new CAMERA initiative, prompts correction of a Reuters Arabic article which erroneously stated that two Israeli soldiers were shot dead in July by the Temple Mount. In fact, they were policemen.
CAMERA Prompts Multiple Los Angeles Times Corrections on Gaza
CAMERA prompts a series of corrections in The Los Angeles Times after articles this month grossly understated the number of trucks crossing into the Gaza Strip and also under-reported the area of Gaza's fishing zone.
Time.com Corrects: No “Surge” in Settlement Population Under Trump
After communication from CAMERA, Time.com corrects a headline asserting that "Jewish Settlers in the West Bank Surged Since President Trump Took Office." There was no such surge.