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HR Prompts CNN Tel Aviv Capital Correction

It’s the error that seems to pop up time and time again in various media. Nonetheless, it was particularly disappointing to see the following in a report by CNN‘s senior international correspondent Ben Wedeman: If…

Simon Plosker
May 30, 2018
12:00 am

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If CNN is using the term “Riyadh” to represent Saudi Arabia’s government or state organs, then Tel Aviv certainly isn’t the Israeli equivalent.

As we pointed out to CNN, Tel Aviv is not where Israel’s government or parliament are located. They are in its capital Jerusalem.

As a result, CNN has corrected the error and issued the following at the end of the story:

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Tags: Ben Wedeman, capital, CNN, distorted facts, Jerusalem, success, Tel Aviv

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.

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