Associated Press Double Standard in Israel-Palestine Reporting
Feb. 8, 2018
More than half the world’s population reads Associated Press content every day. But a study of news reports so far in 2018 indicates that this trusted news source has been presenting the deaths of Israelis at the hands of Palestinians, and of Palestinians at the hands of Israelis, in two completely different ways. Read Full Report
Deadly Distortion: AP Coverage of Israeli and Palestinian Deaths
Jan. 1, 2004 - Dec. 31, 2004 If Americans Knew Report Card - A new study reveals that Associated Press Newswire coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict significantly distorts reality, essentially over-reporting the number of Israelis killed in the conflict and underreporting the number of Palestinians killed. The study found that AP reported on Israeli children’s deaths more often than the deaths occurred, but failed to cover 85 percent of Palestinian children killed. Read Full Report | FAQ
US op-ed pages let Israelis speak for themselves, but not Palestinians
Sep. 29, 2000 - Dec. 31, 2005 The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and The Washington Post
An exhaustive study of the op-ed pages of the five largest newspapers in the US reveals that these papers are, on average, 2.5 times more likely to print the opinions of an Israeli than a Palestinian. more
Off the Charts: Report on ABC, CBS, and NBC’s Israel/Palestine Coverage
Sep. 29, 2000 - Sep. 28, 2001
Jan. 1, 2004 - Dec. 31, 2004 Our analysis reveals troubling patterns of omission and disparities in emphasis that, we feel, profoundly hamper the ability of viewers to understand this conflict. In the first year of the current uprising, when there were four times more Palestinians being killed than Israelis, two out of three networks reported on more Israeli deaths than Palestinian deaths. Reporting on children’s deaths was even more flawed. more
Off the Charts: Report on New York Times Israel/Palestine Coverage
Sep. 29, 2000 - Sep. 28, 2001
Jan. 1, 2004 - Dec. 31, 2004 In the first study period The New York Times reported Israeli deaths at a rate 2.8 times higher than Palestinian deaths, and in 2004 this rate increased by almost 30%, to 3.6, widening still further the disparity in coverage. The Times’ coverage of children’s deaths was even more skewed. In the first year of the current uprising, Israeli children’s deaths were reported at 6.8 times the rate of Palestinian children’s deaths. In 2004 this differential also increased, with deaths of Israeli children covered at a rate 7.3 times greater than the deaths of Palestinian children. more
Israel-Palestine Timeline: The human cost of the conflict records photos and information for each person who has been killed in the ongoing violence.
History of the Israel Lobby
Alison Weir's book Against Our Better Judgement: How the U.S. was used to create Israel brings together meticulously sourced evidence to outline the largely unknown history of U.S.-Israel relations.
The latest stories from IMEMC, a media center developed in collaboration between Palestinian and international journalists to provide independent coverage of Israel-Palestine. MORE
