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.
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. CAMERA Prompts Ha’aretz Correction on Ethiopian Birth Control Story
CAMERA's Israel staff prompts corrections on Ha'aretz's coverage of the Ethiopian birth control controversy. Last week's English edition falsely reported that an Israeli official confirmed that Ethiopian women may have received coerced injections. Updated: CAMERA Prompts Ha’aretz Correction on Palestinian Prisoners
Ha'aretz corrects online the latest example of "Lost in Translation." The English edition, though not the original Hebrew, wrongly stated today that 477 Palestinian prisoners were released in the Shalit deal. The actual figure is 1,027. Ha’aretz Corrects E-1, Gaza Errors
Following Presspectiva's complaint to the Israel Press Council, Ha'aretz today runs two corrections. One article wrongly stated that Israel violated a High Court injunction by evacuating Palestinian protesters. Another blamed Israel for a Gazan's death, though the IDF denied involvement. CAMERA Prompts LA Times Correction on Israeli Textbook
CAMERA staff prompt a Los Angeles Times correction today in an article which falsely attributed a positive example of depiction of the other to a Palestinian textbook when it in fact appears in an Israeli textbook. Washington Post Corrects: Temple Mount is Judaism’s Holiest Site
CAMERA staff have prompted a Washington Post correction of a photo caption which inaccurately identified the Western Wall as Judaism's holiest site. In fact, the Temple Mount is Judaism's holiest site. Ha’aretz Corrects: Gazan’s Death Was Disputed
Following communication from CAMERA's Presspectiva, Ha'aretz English editors revise an online story which blamed the Israeli army for killing Gazan Mustafa Abu Jarad, despite disputed circumstances. Another article has yet to be corrected.
Guardian Corrects: Israel Didn’t Violate Injunction. Why won’t Ha’aretz?
The Guardian has commendably corrected the false claim that Israel's violated a High Court injunction by evacuating Palestinian protesters from their tent encampment. Why won't Ha'aretz, which boasts "the best English-language journalism in Israel," likewise correct?
CAMERA Prompts LA Times Correction: No Tents Removed
CAMERA staff have elicited a correction today at the Los Angeles Times on a report which erroneously stated that Israel removed 25 tents from a Palestinian protest camp. The tents were left untouched.