The Times’ Islamic Republic of Economics
Should the U.S. let Iran control Hormuz? A New York Times op-ed suggested it should, but the logic it employs is questionable.
The Old News of the “New Physics of War”
A New York Times op-ed claims the recent wars in the Middle East demonstrate "the new physics of power." But these allegedly new physics are actually quite old.
EFE’s Post-Oct. 7 Coverage: Terror Groups as Bit Players With Outsized Credibility in Spanish News Agency
A CAMERA Espanol study of EFE's post-Oct. 7 coverage finds anti-Israel libels -- from organ harvesting, to snipers targeting infants and the bombing of the Minab girls' school in Iran -- levelling up as supposedly legitimate news. Meanwhile, Hamas and Hezbollah violence melts away as episodic or nonexistent background noise.
The Hill Confuses Its Role to be El-Sayed’s Campaign Surrogate
Mancini also failed to scrutinize any of El-Sayed’s arguments. The old rule in journalism, “If your mother says she loves you, check it out,” is no longer operational.
New York Times Amends Coverage To Attribute Casualty Count to Lebanese Health Ministry
CAMERA noted that The New York Times met its standards with regard to source attribution for claimed Israeli casualties, but not for Lebanese casualties. The New York Times amended its coverage as a result.
Confusing Times
The New York Times keeps trying to figure out why the U.S. went to war with Iran. Having proposed multiple answers, it now offers another one -- producing confusion instead of clarity.
No NBC, Israel is not Trying to ‘Drag’ the U.S. Into War, but Expose the New Iranian Threat
This week, NBC's Gabe Gutierrez insinuated that Israel was trying to "drag" the United States into a conflict it didn't want to be in. But President Trump's own statements, and U.S. military actions over the past few weeks, prove this to be false framing.
The New York Times Re-Runs War Tropes During Pause in Fighting
In a new round of reporting on the U.S. war against Iran, The New York Times recycled some of its greatest hits from early on in the war.
Anti-Strategic Thinking at Foreign Policy
“Reduced U.S. interests in the Middle East” is a fantasy, stemming from the illusion of U.S. oil independence. One would think that rising gas prices would have ended this myth by now after exposing how U.S. prices still reflect global production. On top of that, U.S. allies and partners in Asia and Europe, which Walldorf elevates as priorities, need Middle Eastern oil for their own economies.
NPR’s Lebanon Tour Ignores Hezbollah Military Infrastructure in Nabatiyeh
NPR obscured what Hezbollah really is and ignored its role in the damage to the Lebanese city of Nabatiyeh from Israeli military operations.