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60 Minutes and the Illusion of Balance
There is a persistent myth in journalism that speaking to at least one person on
Daniel Pomerantz
May 29, 2018
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There is a persistent myth in journalism that speaking to at least one person on
A joint statement based on a UN report blames Israel for Palestinians dying in Gaza, by not allowing them to enter Israel for medical care. But it’s actually the Palestinian Authority that’s refusing to issue the permits.
The Independent embeds a video of Electronic Intifada’s Ali Abunimah and labels him an “expert” without disclosing who he is.
The biggest surprise of this year’s Dishonest Reporter Award is that the winner has never
How can the New York Times commission Nada Homsi, the granddaughter of Palestinian refugees, to write a story on Palestinian refugees without a full disclosure?
MSNBC / NBC News host Ayman Mohyeldin tweets his support for a one-state solution, effectively promoting the end of Israel as a Jewish state.
Amnesty International’s Raed Jarrar cynically abuses the death of his father to bash Israel in the New York Times.
As Myanmar’s military comes in for international criticism, The Independent singles out Israeli arms exports to the country based on an agenda-driven source.
The Government Press Office held a hearing for Al Jazeera’s Israeli-Arab reporter Elias Karram. The
Haaretz world news editor declares himself anti-Zionist, claims Israel “apartheid state.” Can such a person really report the news?
This article is part of a series on news literacy, to educate readers to better judge
UPDATE The Independent notified HonestReporting by email that the slide show has been taken down
On Australian Channel 9’s 60 Minutes, Liam Bartlett produces an appallingly one-sided report on settlements using a Palestinian narrative and outright distortions.
Foreign journalist Hunter Stuart is exposed to the realities of reporting from Israel and finds that his pro-Palestinian views are dramatically changed as a result.
La Croix journalist Mélinée Le Priol is forced to apologize after HR France exposes a Facebook post comparing Israel to ISIS.
Macleans publishes an article by Madeline Thien but fails to disclose that the book that it is from is a joint project of the radical Breaking the Silence organization.
In a shocking piece of unprofessional journalism, the International Business Times attempts to promote the Israeli apartheid libel by way of questionable and biased sources, distorted facts and lack of context.
Writing in The Guardian, Sarah Helm fails to disclose the background of a Palestinian “cartographer” and falsely claims that busloads of Ukrainian immigrants are being whisked to West Bank settlements.
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