Category Archives: AP Media Bias

The AP: Ignore what we said yesterday, it was too pro-Israel

Posted on 02/17/2012 by Meryl Yourish

Yesterday, the AP reported that Iran was behind the attempted terrorist attacks on Israelis in Thailand. They even headlined the article that way. Thailand: Iranians’ Targets Were Israeli Diplomats The lead tries to fudge just a little bit by using … Continue reading →

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Happy 10th

Posted on 04/22/2011 by Soccerdad

I have written before about my evolution as a blogger. But that was mostly a history of the media I used. Not the activism I practiced. I guess it started in 1987, when I got my first letter to the … Continue reading →

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The media pass along lies of Turkey’s inquiry as truth

Posted on 02/12/2011 by Meryl Yourish

When the Israeli Turkel Committee’s report came out exonerating the IDF in the Mavi Marmara incident, the AP included a breakdown of who served on the committee. Reuters mentioned the video footage that showed “activists” attacking Israeli soldiers in an … Continue reading →

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The utterly predictable AP anti-Israel narrative

Posted on 02/09/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I told you so. The AP ignored the rocket fire, and only wrote about it when Israel responded with force. Israeli air force strikes Gaza, 8 wounded Note the headline has no context. Those evil Israelis are just randomly bombing … Continue reading →

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Palin, Beck, and Limbaugh Connected with Anti-Judaism

Posted on 01/20/2011 by Rabbi Kaufman

A couple of weeks ago, a wacko named Jared Loughner, who has absolutely nothing to do with Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, or Rush Limbaugh committed an unspeakable crime in Tucson. Never mind that he killed four other people and shot … Continue reading →

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AP now letting Hezbollah set the boilerplate

Posted on 01/18/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Seriously? The AP is so desperate for “balance” that they’re now quoting the paranoid accusations of a terrorist group as boilerplate “balance”? Because here’s what the AP wrote about the indictment filed against Hezbollah by the UN commission: The court … Continue reading →

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The news the AP leaves out

Posted on 01/10/2011 by Meryl Yourish

There’s a boilerplate in the current AP stories about the destruction of the “historic” Shepherd Hotel to make way for apartments. The relevant portion is in bold. (The fact that the AP finds it necessary to devote two paragraphs of … Continue reading →

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A new year, a new boilerplate

Posted on 01/01/2011 by Meryl Yourish

After the latest attacks on Egypt’s Coptic Christians, the AP has decided that the old boilerplate no longer holds. Coptic Christians make up about 10 percent of Egypt’s population of 80 million. They complain frequently of discrimination, though they generally … Continue reading →

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AP outsources news to Iranian propaganda arm

Posted on 12/28/2010 by Meryl Yourish

What’s wrong with this article? Take a moment, read through it, and come back. I’ll wait. So many things. But let’s start with the number one issue: The AP uncritically passes along the Iranian government publication’s description of the hanging … Continue reading →

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The AP anti-Israel slant, updated

Posted on 12/21/2010 by Meryl Yourish

As I said, the follow-up from AP whitewashes the Palestinians. New headline: Palestinians, Israelis trade rockets, airstrikes New lede: Israel on Tuesday launched an unusually heavy series of airstrikes on Gaza in retaliation for Palestinian rocket attacks, raising the prospect … Continue reading →

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The AP anti-Israel slant

Posted on 12/21/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Here’s the story: Terrorists from Gaza have been firing rockets and mortars into Israel. They shot mortars on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. They shot mortars and a kassam on Monday. The kassam rocket landed near a kindergarten as children were … Continue reading →

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Whitewashing terrorists’ speech

Posted on 12/16/2010 by Meryl Yourish

I really do wonder, sometimes, why the AP constantly quotes Chipmunk Cheeks. They don’t pretend he wants peace, but they do have a much softer spin on what he actually said. Note the headline, which makes you think the article … Continue reading →

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Wednesday, briefly

Posted on 12/15/2010 by Meryl Yourish

The subtle delegitimization of Israel, one article at a time: What’s missing from this AP article on the Western Wall? Any indication that the Wall is, as they now boilerplate it, “the holiest place where Jews can pray.” Now, compare … Continue reading →

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Hamas’ anniversary party: Burying the lede

Posted on 12/14/2010 by Meryl Yourish

The AP buried the lede of the Hamas 23rd anniversary celebration in Gaza. Paragraphs 16 and 17 in an 18-graph story: In a message distributed to media Tuesday morning, Hamas said it remains committed to destroying Israel, bringing back Palestinian … Continue reading →

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Your daily does of AP whitewash

Posted on 12/11/2010 by Meryl Yourish

This is the caption of an AP photo: Palestinian women sing while waving red flags at a rally marking the 43rd anniversary of the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), in Gaza City , Saturday, Dec. 11, … Continue reading →

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How can I whitewash? Let me count the ways

Posted on 12/09/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Just when you think the AP can’t get any better at whitewashing, you’re wrong. Over 200 mortars and rockets—including Grad rockets—have been fired from Gaza into Israel this year. So how does the AP manipulate language to make it seem … Continue reading →

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Delegitimizing Israel, one sentence at a time

Posted on 12/03/2010 by Meryl Yourish

It’s not my imagination, it’s a real anti-Israel bias. The AP put out an update on the Israeli fires, and the overnight editor appears not to hate Israel at all. (H/T: Y from the comments.) “Fire extinguishing planes were on … Continue reading →

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When a rise in unemployment is not a rise in unemployment

Posted on 12/02/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Observe the AP spinmeisters explaining how a more than 5% rise in unemployment is not a rise in unemployment: More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but the broader trend in layoffs points to a slowly healing job market. … Continue reading →

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Friday Israeli Double Standard Time briefs

Posted on 11/19/2010 by Meryl Yourish

I’m concerned that they’re concerned: Hold onto your hats. The UNHRC is expressing “deep concern” about the Iranian habit of beating, torturing, flogging, and stoning its citizens. And this year, six more states voted to be “concerned” about these evils. … Continue reading →

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Wednesday briefs

Posted on 11/17/2010 by Meryl Yourish

Yeah, sure, okay: Iran says that it chased half a dozen foreign jets out of its airspace during air defense drills. Also, sixteen UFOs, forty-five Zionist infiltrators, and Santa Claus on an early test run of the new RoboRudolph. Oh, … Continue reading →

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