Journalism

Israel is losing the narrative worldwide in West Bank and Gaza - comment

Fact-checking becomes impossible in war zones, and unverified casualty figures are often published uncritically. Headlines blame Israel for bombings before investigations can conclude.

 Israeli tanks are seen in a gathering zone in northern Gaza, July 8, 2025
An Al Jazeera logo is seen over the journalistic code of ethics in Arabic and English in an illustration.An Al Jazeera logo is seen over the journalistic code of ethics in Arabic and English in an illustration.

National security or freedom of speech? High Court to hear arguments on Al Jazeera Law

 ERIN MOLAN, Australian broadcaster and ally of Israel.

Erin Molan: A role model and modern Righteous Gentile

 JERUSALEM POST Editor-in-Chief Zvika Klein, who is one of a handful of Israeli journalists who have more than once been among the recipients of B’nai B’rith journalism awards, is interviewed by Yuna Leibzon.

Grapevine, July 11, 2025: When the writer becomes the story


Enough opinions: It’s time journalism focused on the facts - opinion

We all would like to think that the truth is self evident – always there in black and white; always the victor. It’s hardly so! 

 Hand holding sieve to filter truth from lies, facts from fakes. Concept of media literacy, fake news detection, and critical thinking in digital age (illustrative).

Channel 4 takes up Gaza film axed by BBC, producers say journalists 'stymied and silenced'

The BBC originally commissioned the film in 2024 but paused it pending an investigation into a separate documentary revealed to be narrated by the son of a Hamas government minister.

 London, United Kingdom - February 26, 2024: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

Batsheva Shulman: An explorer of language in the sea of journalism

Behind the Bylines: In the sea of journalism where words and language matter so much, Batsheva Shulman is an explorer, helping track down exactly what to use to make our articles coherent.

 Batsheva Shulman

Police must cancel directive limiting international media live footage, nonprofit argues to A-G

This directive mostly targets foreign media journalists, was issued without authority, undermines essential rights, and is illegal, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel argued.

 Iranian missile strikes a shelter in Beersheba, killing five, June 24, 2025.

What if we can’t trust the international media? - opinion

When corrections are issued for news stories that were inaccurate or unverified, it's often too late.

 Hand holding sieve to filter truth from lies, facts from fakes. Concept of media literacy, fake news detection, and critical thinking in digital age (illustrative).

IDF reveals identities of two killed Islamic Jihad terrorists posing as journalists

The terrorists used the compound to plan and execute terror activities against IDF troops and Israeli civilians, the IDF noted.  

 Two Islamic Jihad terrorists killed by the IDF in Gaza who disguised themselves as journalists.

Syrian intelligence documents confirm Austin Tice imprisoned by Assad regime - report

The intelligence files unearthed by the BBC are the first evidence to surface of the Assad regime's detention of Austin Tice, who disappeared near Damascus in 2012.

 Marc and Debra Tice, parents of US journalist Austin Tice, talk during a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon December 4, 2018.

How we are being played by enemies, politicians, and ourselves - opinion

The psychological warfare waged by our enemies is obvious, but the manipulation and gaslighting done within the Israeli government and society are no less dangerous.

 PEOPLE IN THE center of the country take shelter during an air raid siren after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel last year.

The Dragon from Chicago: On the American reporting from Nazi Germany - book review

Sigrid Schultz was the historic figure branded “that dragon from Chicago” by Hermann Göring, Hitler’s number two man angered by Schultz’s fearless reporting about the Nazis. 

 HERMANN GÖRING (first row, far L) and other Nazi criminals in the dock at the Nuremberg Trials, 1945-46

Gaza journalist faces Hamas threats and censorship - report

Gaza journalist Tawfiq Abu Jarad was threatened by Hamas. CPJ reports widespread intimidation and self-censorship among Gaza reporters.

A Palestinian Hamas terrorist displays guns on the day of the handover of hostages,  in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025.

Pulitzer Prize shows Hamas continues to control Gaza war's narrative - opinion

Mosab Abu Toha's Pulitzer Prize win is problematic in light of antisemitic statements made by the Gazan writer.

 Mosab Abu Toha denying that Emily Damari should be classified as a hostage.