Browsing Tag AP

Fauxtography’s Alive and Well, Part 2

Since blogging Martin Bell’s take on UK fauxtography last week, the issue has popped up in the US too. Two recent examples: CBS "fireworks" over the Boston statehouse First, we have CBS...

July 12, 2011 12:11 By : Leave a Comment

Facebook, AP, and the Seeds of Another Zionist Media Conspiracy Rumor

A few days ago, I didn’t give this AP lead sentence a second thought: Aided by Facebook, Israel on Friday prevented scores of pro-Palestinian activists from boarding Tel Aviv-bound flights in Europe...

July 11, 2011 11:31 By : 1 Comment

Gay Girl in Damascus Hoax: Pinkwashing Israel and Sock Puppetry Extraordinaire

By now, it’s all over the internet that Gay Girl in Damascus was outed. Amina Arraf — a Syrian lesbian and emerging voice for gay Arabs whose views on the Arab Spring gained prominence in...

June 14, 2011 18:18 By : 7 Comments

HR Comment: How Moral Equivalence Erodes Accurate Reporting

When the media fails to make a distinction between Hamas’s aggression and Israel’s defense, it leaves out the essential element of the story that allows people to make sense of what’s happening.

April 13, 2011 15:48 By : 67 Comments

Shattered Lens: Part 6 – Photo Bias in Depictions of the IDF

The three international wire services consistently employ photo bias to show IDF soldiers in a dehumanized way.

March 9, 2011 15:01 By : 20 Comments

Israel Killing "Activists" Not Terrorists

Headlines misrepresent IDF actions against terrorist murderers.

December 28, 2009 22:00 By : Leave a Comment

Gilo in Perspective

How did the media report building plans for a Jerusalem suburb?

November 24, 2009 22:00 By : 2 Comments

CNN Waters Down the Israeli Response

CNN fails to provide any Israeli reaction to a flawed Amnesty report.

October 28, 2009 22:00 By : Leave a Comment

Terror No Obstacle to Peace?

The Independent mysteriously omits years of Palestinian terrorism.

May 19, 2009 22:00 By : Leave a Comment

CNN: One Year Analysis

Bias is creeping back at CNN as HonestReporting reviews one year of coverage.

November 17, 2008 22:00 By : Leave a Comment