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The 2015 Dishonest Reporting Awards
The year began with Islamic terror in Paris, but was dominated by the Iranian nuclear
Pesach Benson
December 23, 2015
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The year began with Islamic terror in Paris, but was dominated by the Iranian nuclear
Our Watchdog of the Week alerted HonestReporting to CNN’s “Palestina” map, prompting its replacement as a result of HR subscriber complaints.
When you contact the media about something that is inaccurate, often they will respond and make the needed corrections.
CNN illustrates the Middle East with a map that erases Israel, instead replacing it with “Palestina,” a Spanish or Portuguese translation of Palestine.
CNN reports on a terrorist incident but fails to tell its readers who the seemingly anonymous terrorist was.
Yarden Frankl discusses media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and “Even-Handism” on the Mottle Wolfe Show.
The media have an obligation to not only report what people are saying, but what is really happening on the ground. If one side is saying things that have no basis in fact, the media needs to expose this, not simply say “it depends who you ask,” or “on the other hand…..”
Today’s Top Stories 1. Deadly terror strikes Beersheba central bus station. An Israeli Bedouin armed
The Palestinian wave of terror is misrepresented in biased media headlines as Israeli aggression towards Palestinians.
CNN’s headline stated that Jewish holy site Joseph’s Tomb simply “caught fire” even though it was torched by a Palestinian mob.
CNN’s shoddy coverage includes understating Israeli fears, failing to identify a terrorist as Palestinian while accusing Israel of “retaliatory attacks.”
A week into the ongoing Palestinian wave of terror, it has become nearly impossible to learn from major news sources outside Israel, what is going on there.
Today’s Top Stories 1. The father of the Palestinian baby killed in the Duma arson
Dinosaurs are extinct. Jerusalem — no even close. Just don’t tell CNN!
The New York Times headlines the story about a Palestinian terrorist killed by Israeli soldiers he attacked in such a way as to indicate he was killed for no reason, and runs an accompanying photo of his weeping family
CNN includes Jerusalem’s Old City as an example of “25 magnificent structures on the verge of extinction.”
A CNN video report about the recent attempt to circumvent the Gaza naval blockade contains a shocking inaccuracy.
Elder of Ziyon examines Don Melvin’s disingenuous explanation for his biased reporting on CNN.
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