TY - JOUR
T1 - The New York Times coverage of the Israel-Hamas war
T2 - errors, omissions, and poor editorial supervision
AU - Gilboa, Eytan
AU - Sigan, Lilac
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - This article presents serious errors, corrections and omissions in the New York Times coverage of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza from October 2023 to June 2024. The Times was selected for investigation since it is one of the most influential newspapers in the world. Errors were identified by external sources, corrections were late, vague and evasive. Omissions created false context and reporting, and lacked transparency. Among the explored case studies and issues: Al-Ahli Hospital explosion, civilian casualties, misquoting Israeli leaders, employing questionable journalists, and internal newsroom testimonials. The findings reveal misleading repeated errors, inadequate corrections, significant omissions, and poor editorial supervision.
AB - This article presents serious errors, corrections and omissions in the New York Times coverage of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza from October 2023 to June 2024. The Times was selected for investigation since it is one of the most influential newspapers in the world. Errors were identified by external sources, corrections were late, vague and evasive. Omissions created false context and reporting, and lacked transparency. Among the explored case studies and issues: Al-Ahli Hospital explosion, civilian casualties, misquoting Israeli leaders, employing questionable journalists, and internal newsroom testimonials. The findings reveal misleading repeated errors, inadequate corrections, significant omissions, and poor editorial supervision.
KW - Gaza
KW - Hamas
KW - Israel
KW - Israel-Hamas war
KW - New York Times
KW - corrections
KW - errors
KW - media bias
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85203083030&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13537121.2024.2394292
DO - 10.1080/13537121.2024.2394292
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AN - SCOPUS:85203083030
SN - 1353-7121
JO - Israel Affairs
JF - Israel Affairs
ER -