CAMERA Prompts Correction to Gaza Population Error in San Diego Union-Tribune
CAMERA staff elicited a correction to a San Diego Union-Tribune Op-Ed by Miko Peled that wrongly claimed Gaza is the most densely populated place in the world. 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 staff elicited a correction to a San Diego Union-Tribune Op-Ed by Miko Peled that wrongly claimed Gaza is the most densely populated place in the world. CAMERA Prompts Correction on Hamas Op-Ed in LA Times
CAMERA staff elicited a correction on a Los Angeles Times Op-Ed by top Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzook. The error and today's correction, concerning the number of Israelis killed by Palestinians during the lull, follow: UPDATED: Los Angeles Times Corrects Misattributed Statement on Uranium
In a Los Angeles Times article about the origins of uranium particles found in Syria, Borzou Daragahi misidentifies a claim made in a Syrian letter as a statement made by the International Atomic Energy Agency. CAMERA Prompts Corrections at Washington Times
CAMERA staff prompted the following corrections at the Washington Times following an article which erroneously identified the Sea of Galilee as Syrian and Shebaa Farms as Lebanese: CAMERA Prompts Correction at International Herald Tribune
Bad editing at the International Herald Tribune led to an error on the basic history of Jerusalem. CAMERA staff prompted a correction in today's edition. The error and correction follow. CAMERA Elicits Washington Post Correction on Western Wall
CAMERA communication with the Washington Post prompted a correction on the status of the Western Wall in Judaism. The error and correction follow: BBC Corrects False Report
On March 7, 2008 the BBC aired video of Israel destroying the home of the terrorist who had just murdered eight yeshiva students. But the house has not been demolished, and on March 13 the BBC corrected the report. CAMERA Elicits Washington Times, New York Times Corrections
After being contacted by CAMERA, the newspapers corrected errors about violence in Gaza and Middle East news coverage, respectively. CAMERA Elicits Caption Correction in New York Times
A caption accompanying a February 7, 2008 photograph of an Israeli family fleeing their Sderot home that had been hit by Palestinian rockets ultimately placed the blame on Israel. The attack was characterized as "retaliation for an Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza."
CAMERA Prompts New York Times Correction on Annapolis Talks
A news analysis piece by Helene Cooper erroneously claimed President Bush explicitly sided with Israel on the issue of Palestinian refugees, when in fact he did not even mention refugees.