Sunday Express Train Wreck of a Story

It’s hard to imagine how the UK’s Sunday Express could have made any more of a mess of this story. Blogger Joniversity takes it apart and generously gives it a failing grade:

This doesn’t appear to be a case of malicious intent. Rather, it looks like a toxic mixture of ignorance, bad editing and a lack of professionalism that shouldn’t be happening in a credible media outlet.

Quite frankly, this story, from the headline to the sub-header, to the text, is an embarrassment to journalism.

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.

Sunday Express Train Wreck of a Story

Simon Plosker

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