Browsing Tag Associated Press

Media Overplays Airport Security Issue

Sensationalist reporting of unusual Israeli security measures.

April 25, 2013 12:26 By : 18 Comments

Why Are Only Jews Referred to as Terrorists in the Media?

How did the media cover a Jewish terrorist?

April 10, 2013 14:17 By : 25 Comments

Yet Another Edition of “It All Started When Israel Fired Back”

More chronological inversion presents Israel as the aggressor.

April 3, 2013 8:53 By : 35 Comments

AP’s Self-Declared Jerusalem “Correction”

After referring to Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, AP feels it has to correct the record. On Friday morning, the wire service tweeted this article:  Within the hour, AP issued this correction: After...

November 17, 2012 22:00 By : 2 Comments

New York Times and The Guardian Starving Readers of Context

A balanced AP report is edited.

October 18, 2012 13:37 By : 14 Comments

IDF Soldier’s Death Vanishes in UK Media Coverage

A terrorist attack produces some shoddy headlines and reports.

September 23, 2012 12:29 By : 22 Comments

Israel Made Me Set Myself on Fire, Part 2

On September 3, we noted The Guardian’s report that an unemployed Gaza man had died after setting himself alight, apparently in protest over his family’s dire living conditions. For Harriet Sherwood,...

September 4, 2012 14:14 By : 3 Comments

Why Did AP Believe The “Gaza Siege” Ended?

Everything you need to know about today’s coverage of Israel and the Mideast. Join the Israel Daily News Stream on Facebook. Today’s Top Stories: 1. Mahmoud Abbas is once again pushing a unilateral...

July 23, 2012 18:22 By : 7 Comments

Bantustan and AP’s Word Count

AP could’ve cut down the word count by simply using the codeword, Bantustan: Under the 1990s interim accords that set up the Palestinian Authority and its disconnected islands of autonomy, the sides...

April 24, 2012 13:33 By : Leave a Comment

Richard Silverstein’s Fact-Checking Fail

Richard Silverstein Richard Silverstein’s interest in HonestReporting’s petition for Khulood Badawi’s dismissal shows his inability to get the facts straight. On Planet Silverstein, HonestReporting...

March 28, 2012 11:28 By : 2 Comments