Media Objectivity

Media Critique #50 - Scorning the Island of Democracy

by HonestReporting.com

Commentators make outlandish comparisons of democratic Israel to the world's worst dictatorial despots.

Standing Up for Israel

by F. David Radler

When it comes to the Middle East, the Chicago Sun-Times is a beacon of sanity.

Anniversary of Sept. 11 in the Media

by HonestReporting.com

A review of media issues relating to Sept. 11 in light of the Mideast conflict.

Misrepresenting Terror

by HonestReporting.com

The Washington Post sympathizes with a Hamas leader, and Time magazine 'blames' Israel for decreasing the violence.

No Trophies for Terrorists

by David Gelernter

Israel should keep cameras away from scenes of carnage

UN Report on Jenin

by HonestReporting.com

The media tries to mop up its horrific coverage of Jenin. Some newspapers succeed.

Media Fails at Hebrew University

by HonestReporting.com

The media tries to justify the bombing of an Israeli cafeteria as some kind of tit-for-tat.

Media Rubble in Gaza

by HonestReporting.com

Israel wipes out a most-wanted terrorist. Is the media reporting the whole story?

This is CNN?

by Alan Perlman

By providing statistics for the last six months only, CNN's in-depth look at the Victims of Terror ends up downplaying the true story.

Winds of Change at CNN

by HonestReporting.com

CNN announces a series of major policy changes in favor of the Israeli position.

Verbal Violence

by Rabbi Avi Shafran

More media bias from the New York Times. This time unrelated to the Middle East.

First Report from the Holyland

by Pesach Benson

Contemporary media bias against Israel has its spiritual roots in the biblical spy story.

Jeningrad?

by Tom Gross

Malicious and slanderous reports against Israel abound in the British press.

Immoral Equivalence

by Rabbi Avi Shafran

The Jews and their enemies today are no more morally equivalent than are the Peace Corps and Al Qaeda.

Turning A Blind Eye to Murder

by Phil Boas

Western diplomats and journalists are legitimizing mass murder.

Media Critique #42 - Atrocities of the British Press

by HonestReporting.com

The method of the IDF operation in Jenin helped reduce civilian casualties. The UK media parrots Palestinian claims it was a massacre.

The Media's 'Occupation' Myth

by David Harsanyi

Instead of factual reporting, the mainstream media has placed culpability on both parties, creating a perception of equal aggression, of a 'cycle' of violence.

Media Critique #41: Misreporting Terror

by HonestReporting.com

Suicide bombers are coming from Arafat's Fatah Al-Aqsa Brigade, even as Arafat meets with U.S. envoy Anthony Zinni to pledge his devotion to peace.

Media Critique #40: Critique of the Washington Post

by HonestReporting.com

Lee Hockstader delivers page one sympathy for Palestinian combatants.

Denial: A River in Egypt

by Daniel Pipes & Jonathan Schanzer

The Arab media denies reality and claims the recent capture of the cargo ship carrying 50 tons of contraband arms is an Israeli fabrication. But what else is new?

Dishonest Reporting 'Award' 2001

by HonestReporting.com

Recognizing the year's most skewed and biased reporting.

Media Critique #37 - Newsweek-MSNBC Rewrites History

by HonestReporting.com

A comparison of the lives of Sharon and Arafat packs a lot of bias into 100 words.

European Media and Anti-Israel Bias

by Tom Gross

A British journalist in Israel chronicles the shocking, systematic anti-Israel bias of the European media.

Reuters' Overshadowing Bias

by HonestReporting.com

When Palestinian gunmen machine-gun Jewish shoppers, Reuters lumps the attackers' deaths together with the victims.

Media Critique #35: Spouting Off

by HonestReporting.com

Some small papers join in the slander against Israel -- including an accusation of discrimination against Christians.

Media Critique #34: Eyeless In Gaza

by HonestReporting.com

Harper's magazine accuses Israeli troops of murdering Palestinian children for sport.

Media Critique #33 - Danger of Militant Islam

by HonestReporting.com

Is Bin Laden motivated by radical Islamic teachings? Some fifth columnists say ‘no -- it's all Israel's fault.'

Media Critique #32 - Terror and the Media_

by HonestReporting.com

The terror war has gone global. How does this media coverage affect Israel?

Why Israel is Losing The Media War

by David Margolis

A 3-month investigation reveals the underlying basis for Palestinian sympathies in the media.

Media Critique #31: Moral Absurdity Downunder

by HonestReporting.com

"60 Minutes" in Australia justifies suicide bombings and denying Israel's right to self-defense.

Media Critique #30: Terror in Jerusalem

by HonestReporting.com

Mass carnage of Jewish civilians is not enough for CNN to stop parroting the Palestinian line.

Media Critique #29 - No Quarter To Terrorists

by HonestReporting.com

The world jumps on Israel for its campaign to eliminate the Hamas terrorist threat. What alternative option would they recommend pursuing?

Media Critique #28 - Arafat's Rehab at the Times

by HonestReporting.com

After being denounced by the world as an obstacle to peace, Yasser Arafat is now rehabilitated by the Western media.

Media Critique #27 - White-Washing the Bloody Hands

by HonestReporting.com

A vile, insulting screed from the Washington Post tries to win sympathy for the bloody-handed Ramallah lyncher.

Why Are They Saying All Those Terrible Things About Israel?

by Lenny Ben-David

Israel-bashing in the media: is it just coincidence, or are there other factors driving this trend?

Media Critique #26 - CNN's "Shootout"

by Rabbi Shraga Simmons

When a Palestinian commits pre-meditated murder against an Israeli at point-blank range, CNN merely says that a 'gunfight broke out.'

Remember the Bible

by Michael Freund

It is time to stop being afraid of mentioning the Jewish people's biblical right to the Land of Israel.

Media Critique #25 - Toronto Star's Biased Contenta

by HonestReporting.com

One of Canada's leading newspapers consistently publishes a one-sided view of the Middle East, to the point of glorifying suicide bombers.

Media Critique #24 - Arafat Unmasked

by HonestReporting.com

What we knew all along -- that Yasser Arafat is responsible for starting and maintaining the violence -- is now gaining a strong voice in the mainstream media.