CAMERA Prompts NY Times Correction on President’s AIPAC Speech
The New York Times has commendably corrected an article which last week erroneously reported President Obama's statements at the AIPAC conference regarding Iran's nuclear program. 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.
The New York Times has commendably corrected an article which last week erroneously reported President Obama's statements at the AIPAC conference regarding Iran's nuclear program. CAMERA Prompts LA Times Correction on Haredim
CAMERA staff prompted a correction on an Op-Ed in the Los Angeles Times which had inaccurately stated that haredim (ultra-Orthodox) in Israel are exempt from taxes and military service. Guardian Corrects: Israel Does Not Control Gaza Border With Egypt
The Guardian is the second major media outlet this month to issue a correction noting that Israel does not control all of Gaza's borders. The British media outlet, however, has not amended its headline and subhead placing Akko in the West Bank. Atlantic Corrects Year in Photos Caption about ‘Nakba Day’ Casualties
CAMERA staff elicited a correction on a 2011: Year in Photos caption which had overstated the number of "Nakba Day" demonstrators killed after infiltrating Israel from Syria. The error and the corrected caption follow: CAMERA Staff Prompts Washington Post Correction on Gaza Borders
CAMERA staff this week elicited a correction at the Washington Post which had published an illustration falsely stating that Israel controls all of Gaza's borders. The error and correction follow:
CAMERA Prompts Washington Post Blog Correction on Settlement Freeze
CAMERA staff elicited the following correction on a Washington Post blog post which erroneously stated that the settlement freeze that Prime Minister Netanyahu imposed last year was six months:
AP Revises Caption About Palestinian Prisoner’s Violence
After communication with CAMERA, the Associated Press revised a photo caption which grossly understated the terror acts and which severely exaggerated the prison sentence of Hamuda Saleh, one of the prisoners released last week. Presspectiva Prompts Yediot Achronot Correction
Presspectiva, CAMERA's Hebrew-language Web site, has prompted a correction on an Op-Ed in the Israeli (Hebrew) daily Yediot Achronot, which had falsely accused Kiryat Arba residents of having the practice of shooting their Palestinian neighbors. Presspectiva Prompts Correction on Ha’aretz Op-Ed About Anatot Violence
Presspectiva, CAMERA's Israeli branch, has prompted Ha'aretz corrections, in both Hebrew and English, regarding Neri Livneh's Op-Ed which falsely alleged that Anatot settlers have repeatedly engaged in violence against Palestinians and Israeli activists. CAMERA Prompts International Herald Tribune Correction on Settlements
CAMERA staff has prompted a correction today in the International Herald Tribune regarding a Sept. 19 article which had doubled the number of Israelis living in the West Bank. The error and correction follow: