Israel at War: The Media Battlefield – Briefing #13

HonestReporting has been working around the clock to identify and respond to the worst media bias since the appalling events…

By Simon Plosker December 24, 2023

HonestReporting has been working around the clock to identify and respond to the worst media bias since the appalling events of October 7 and the subsequent launch of Israeli military action against Hamas.

You can already see many of the posts that we’ve published on our website but here’s a roundup of just some of the issues and media outlets that we’ve flagged on social media over the past several days that didn’t make it into full articles.

Make sure to follow us on X/Twitter to get all of our content in real time during this period.

TAKE ACTION NOW: You can make a difference. We’ve included contact details for many of the examples of media bias below. Please send your considered comments to the media and hold them accountable.

Wall St Journal Implies Racist Israeli Immigration Policy

Contact: [email protected]

 

Associated Press Won’t Report Hamas and Red Cross Hypocrisy

Open AP Customer Zone & select Editorial and News from the dropdown options: https://customerzone.ap.org/cz/s/contactsupport

 

Vox Claims Israel Carries Out ‘State-Sponsored’ Sexual Violence Against Palestinians

Contact Vox’s Director of Newsroom Standards and Ethics Tanya Pai: [email protected]

 

New York Times and Washington Post Still Parroting Hamas-Supplied Casualty Figures

Contact: [email protected]

 

Contact the Washington Post Readers Representative: [email protected]

 

BBC Omits Key Info to Tarnish Israel

Follow the BBC’s complaints procedure: https://www.bbc.co.uk/contact/complaints/make-a-complaint/#/Complaint

 

ABC Australia Produces BDS Promo Video

Fill in ABC News Australia’s complaint form: https://www.abc.net.au/contact/complain.htm

 

NPR Creates Moral Equivalence Between Israeli Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners

Contact NPR Public Editor: https://help.npr.org/contact/s/contact?request=Ask-the-Public-Editor-about-ethics

 

Reuters Omits Key Context on West Bank Casualty Figures

Contact Reuters Customer Support: https://liaison.reuters.com/contact-us

 

NPR: October 7 Terrorists Were ‘Hamas-backed Militants’

Contact NPR Public Editor: https://help.npr.org/contact/s/contact?request=Ask-the-Public-Editor-about-ethics

 

New York Times Relies on Israeli Misquote to Make Claim Against IDF

Contact: [email protected]

 

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Simon Plosker

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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