Israel Terror Attack: CNN Breaking News = Broken News

In the immediate aftermath of a multiple terror attack north of Israel’s southernmost city of Eilat, the full details of the horror have yet to be fully processed. As breaking news happens, it can be illuminating watching how the story develops on major media outlets.

Take CNN, which one HonestReporting staff member was monitoring for the latest information on his mobile device:

Note the final paragraph and the use of the word “terrorists” in quotation marks.

But look what an updated story includes in the caption below the video image:

Is that an unequivocal use of the “T”-word by CNN or did someone at the editorial desk have an accidental moment of clarity?

Simon Plosker

With over two decades of experience in various non-governmental organizations in the UK and Israel, Simon Plosker returned to HonestReporting in October 2022 as Editorial Director having previously been part of the organization’s management team from 2005 to 2020.

Prior to his first spell at HonestReporting, Simon worked in Israel for NGO Monitor, BICOM, and served for a short period in the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit. He was Managing Editor of the Geneva-based NGO United Nations Watch for two years before moving back to the frontline defending Israel from media bias.

Simon has a BSoc.Sc in International Studies and Political Science from the University of Birmingham and an MSc in History of International Relations from the London School of Economics. He immigrated to Israel in 2001 from London.

Israel Terror Attack: CNN Breaking News = Broken News

Simon Plosker

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