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.
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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.
Newsweek Platforms Hamas Lies
Did @ShaolinTom keep a straight face when he described how for a Hamas spokesman, "the safe return of hostages is a testament to the group's commitment to preserving human life"?
No, @newsweek, giving equal weight to Hamas lies isn't 'balancing' a story. https://t.co/2RModMFi45 pic.twitter.com/QFoRXjddRS
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) January 11, 2024
Contact: [email protected]
The Guardian Accuses Israel of Deliberately Murdering Palestinian Journalists
There is no “pattern of killing.” The same way Israel isn’t deliberately targeting dentists, farmers or cooks, neither is it targeting journalists.
Yet another libel from @guardian.https://t.co/KBlQLGHsvy pic.twitter.com/r2xefrn6WJ
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) January 10, 2024
Contact The Guardian readers’ editor: [email protected]
New York Times Implies Israeli Soldiers Shoot ‘Anyone’
Hey, @nytimes, we've fixed it for you.@PatrickKingsley, you know full well that IDF soldiers do not deliberately target civilians & they'd certainly take no pride in killing anyone other than terrorists.https://t.co/bBTFJuUreU pic.twitter.com/9bkIeLfZJP
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) January 9, 2024
Contact: [email protected]
BBC Turns Israel Into the Oct. 7 Aggressor
Hey @BBCWorld,
1️⃣ Israel did not “start a bombardment of Gaza on Oct 7” – Hamas attacked Israel.
2️⃣ The BBC has been saying Hamas is "proscribed as a terrorist org by the UK" for months, but why not Hezbollah? The UK proscribed them in 2019!
Please fix it @deborahturness pic.twitter.com/LfAQ5Cla23
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) January 9, 2024
Follow the BBC’s complaints procedure: https://www.bbc.co.uk/contact/complaints/make-a-complaint/#/Complaint
Daily Mail Attributes Mehdi Hasan’s Departure to His Israel Criticism
If @mehdirhasan was canceled due to his anti-Israel sentiments, then @MSNBC would have to cancel the equally hateful @VelshiMSNBC, @AymanMSNBC & @thereidout.
But they haven't. Maybe Mehdi is just unpopular & unlikeable. Not everything is Israel's fault.https://t.co/DEbgES1S0h pic.twitter.com/CxYuOkGlO9
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) January 8, 2024
Contact: [email protected]
NPR ‘Forgets’ the Israeli Women Held Hostage in Gaza
Indeed @NPR, this is true.
But why don't you mention the Israeli women hostages still in Gaza?
Maybe they are also in desperate need of washrooms, privacy & pads?
They are definitely in need of their freedom.
Why are they irrelevant to you?https://t.co/FQTiqmYdns pic.twitter.com/uo2NCeHg3n
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) January 7, 2024
Contact NPR Public Editor: https://help.npr.org/contact/s/contact?request=Ask-the-Public-Editor-about-ethics
Associated Press and The Guardian Create a False Moral Equivalence Over Northern Border Attacks
Hezbollah launched a massive barrage of around 40 rockets into Israel on Saturday that Israel responded to.
But for @AP, both sides simply "trade[d] heavy cross-border fire" as if Hezbollah terror attacks are morally equivalent to Israeli countermeasures.
Note to AP: They… pic.twitter.com/e1KFueUxI2
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) January 7, 2024
Open AP Customer Zone & select Editorial and News from the dropdown options: https://customerzone.ap.org/cz/s/contactsupport
No, @Guardian, Hezbollah and Israel have not been "trading missiles, airstrikes and shelling."
There is no comparison between Israel's defense of its civilians and sovereign territory and Hezbollah's effort to provoke war.https://t.co/d44tBRtOuo pic.twitter.com/J1wZDuhbtR
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) January 4, 2024
Contact The Guardian readers’ editor: [email protected]
Washington Post Removes Palestinian Agency
Why do @benjaminfmoser & @washingtonpost hold only Israeli government policies responsible for the lack of a Palestinian state?
Palestinians also have agency & responsibility for:
🔴The Second Intifada
🔴Terrorism against Israeli civilians
🔴Rejecting multiple peace offers… pic.twitter.com/4TaV6w9O4z— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) January 3, 2024
Contact the Washington Post Readers Representative: [email protected]
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