Media Ran Charges Israeli Troops Killed Boy, Ignore Evidence Israel In

May 29th, 2008 8:45 AM
When France 2 TV helped stoke a new wave of anti-Semitism and anti-Western sentiment and violence by presenting the world footage it claimed to show the Israeli military targeting and killing a Palestinian boy, Mohammed al-Dura, a scene that has been invoked by Osama bin Laden and many other terrorists and suicide bombers, the American news media also ran the story, showing the footage numerous…

Expert: IDF Didn't Shoot Intifada Icon Mohammad al-Dura; Media Yawn

March 3rd, 2008 7:11 AM
An important trial in France revealed the Pallywood fauxtography machine and its media pipeline. Last week, expert testimony supported media critic Philippe Karsenty's claim that France 2 reporter Charles Enderlin's coverage of the Mohammad al-Dura affair was doctored and staged. Karsenty appealed a verdict that he libeled Enderlin when he questioned the claim that Israel killed the boy who was…

Dishonest Reporter 2007 Awards

December 19th, 2007 3:56 PM
Media watchdog website Honest Reporting has awarded their annual Dishonest Reporter Awards. Some of these stories you know and some you don't--probably because they were ignored by the media. Some were even covered here at NewsBusters. The "winners" included Christiane Amanpour for “God's Warriors,” the BBC for covering up an internal investigation into its Mid East reporting, US government…