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.
BBC Star Lineker Legitimizes Extremists
Disgusting. @BBC's highest-paid star, @GaryLineker, legitimizes a member of an extremist group that claims to speak for Jews yet represents a mere 0.03% of the worldwide Jewish population and associates with Holocaust deniers and terror supporters. https://t.co/HF0xNpgITH
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) March 14, 2024
Follow the BBC’s complaints procedure: https://www.bbc.co.uk/contact/complaints/make-a-complaint/#/Complaint
NPR Politicizes Quiz With Misleading Statistic
"According to the UN, over 40% of their aid missions to [blank] were impeded by Israel."
"Gaza."
Using this misleading statistic for a quiz is a dangerous game, @NPR. Israel is facilitating hundreds of aid trucks each day. That's what's important, not who delivers it.… pic.twitter.com/vh9RDksrH9
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) March 13, 2024
Contact NPR Public Editor: https://help.npr.org/contact/s/contact?request=Ask-the-Public-Editor-about-ethics
ABC News Is Confused on the Temple Mount
Dear @ABC, how can your audience trust you to report accurately from Jerusalem when your correspondent can't even tell the difference between the Al Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock? pic.twitter.com/CuGLaOHHhv
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) March 13, 2024
Fill in the ABC News Feedback Form: https://support.abc.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=360003079511
NPR Gets It Wrong on the Western Wall
The Western Wall is part of a retaining wall of the larger Temple Mount compound. It is not "the base of the ancient second temple."@NPR @tanisNPR, please correct this factual inaccuracy.https://t.co/uvC6CA5MWU pic.twitter.com/HpRssHHW1d
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) March 12, 2024
Contact NPR Public Editor: https://help.npr.org/contact/s/contact?request=Ask-the-Public-Editor-about-ethics
The Washington Post’s Excuse for “Analysis”
This is @washingtonpost's idea of "analysis":
WaPo: "Biden said the US was working to establish a ceasefire lasting at least six weeks, despite Netanyahu's opposition to calls for a pause in fighting."
Reality: Israel accepted the parameters for a temporary ceasefire as put…
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) March 12, 2024
Contact the Washington Post Readers Representative: [email protected]
The New York Times Lies Over Gaza Aid
🟢 Over the last 2 weeks, more than 150 trucks were transferred to the northern Gaza Strip, all by the private sector.
🟢 Since the start of the war, 30 airdrops have taken place, airdropping over 1,250 packages of humanitarian aid, most to northern Gaza.🔴 But according to… pic.twitter.com/dIu9PGoLxF
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) March 12, 2024
For the second day in a row, @nytimes persists with the lie that Israel is blocking aid to Gaza by land.
Please, New York Times, explain the transfer of over 150 trucks to northern Gaza over the last few days. They clearly were not blocked by Israel.https://t.co/BrqELhZnHr pic.twitter.com/u6iE6YOxOc
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) March 11, 2024
Just this past Friday, Israel coordinated a 28-truck convoy carrying food to northern Gaza and continues to facilitate entry of aid into Gaza.
Yet, @nytimes lies by claiming Israel has blocked sending aid by land.https://t.co/hKblExZ8tS pic.twitter.com/arNaPd87X3
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) March 10, 2024
Contact: [email protected]
What The Washington Post Left Out of Its Feature
An over 2,000-word feature profile on Michigan political campaigner Adam Abusalah in @washingtonpost didn't mention that this was what he tweeted on October 7 as Hamas was butchering, raping and kidnapping Israelis. https://t.co/bDP6UdQiKp pic.twitter.com/01BniuPvEK
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) March 10, 2024
Contact the Washington Post Readers Representative: [email protected]
The Washington Post Politicizes Ramadan Recipes
Why, @washingtonpost, do you need to politicize a piece on Ramadan recipes with an opening paragraph referencing the Gaza war?
Were you bothered by all the other conflicts where Muslims are killing Muslims?
No, we didn't think so.https://t.co/RCABgGApsn pic.twitter.com/tkKbCVIUn4
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) March 10, 2024
Contact the Washington Post Readers Representative: [email protected]
Sky News’s Diplomatic Editor and the “Israeli Occupation Authority”
“Israeli occupation authority” – That moment when @SkyNews’s Diplomatic Editor shows that he’s more interested in advocacy for the Palestinians than diplomacy.
Sky News, is that language in your official style guide? https://t.co/7bc1LCNV8a
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) March 9, 2024
Contact: [email protected]
The New York Times Needs an Icon to Illustrate Palestinian Hunger
It’s telling that @nytimes had to profile the tragic case of a Gazan boy with a serious pre-existing health issue — cerebral palsy — to illustrate “starvation” in the Gaza Strip. https://t.co/VhfQhFoR2r
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) March 9, 2024
Contact: [email protected]
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