
The Halo Effect: Why Trust Should Never Be Blind
This article is part of a series on news literacy designed to educate readers to

This article is part of a series on news literacy designed to educate readers to

Last week in Yemen, at least 43 people were tragically killed in an airstrike. Reports

The Independent includes a graph comparing Israeli and Palestinian casualty figures but fails to include any context whatsoever.

The Associated Press minimizes the number of Palestinian terror attacks and leaves out historical context.

The International Business Times multiplies by 100 the casualty figures from the 2014 Gaza war.

Forbes journalist Richard Behar rips apart the Associated Press for its report on Gazan civilian casualties from Israel’s Operation Protective Edge.

Today’s Top Stories 1. Hamas breaks the ceasefire with a barrage of rockets prompting the IDF

The Independent’s editorial charges Israel with employing “disproportionate” force.

An analysis of Gaza’s casualty figures brings into question the number of Palestinian civilians killed in Israel’s Operation Protective Edge.

One can only hope that the following figures were a result of a simple typo
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