Category Archives: AP Media Bias

Obama ups the ante on “settlements”

The Obama administration shows its hand by demanding that Israel stop building in eastern Jerusalem. No word yet if anyone ever objected to Jordan’s near destruction of the city’s ancient Jewish Quarter (including synagogues and Torahs) which was—wait for it—in … Continue reading

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Netanyahu: Two states for two peoples. Media: he doesn’t really mean it

Funny how the Israeli press is pretty sure that Benjamin Netanyahu isn’t lying when he says he would like to see Israel at peace with the Palestinians and surrounding nations, but the rest of the world media thinks he doesn’t … Continue reading

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I told you so: Media ignores Netanyahu’s 2-state statement

The latest AP boilerplate on Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu: Last month, in a move at least partly aimed at easing tensions with Washington, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed support for the first time for the creation of a … Continue reading

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Saudi ERA Watch, AP whitewash edition

How cool is this? Wow, a member of the Saudi royal family says he sure does hope that someday, little girls in Saudi Arabia can grow up to play sports! (But not with men. Never with men.) Appealing to a … Continue reading

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A closer look at AP “analysis”

It’s time for a lesson in yellow journalism, which I learned at my editor’s knee while in college. The lessons I learned in college are being applied throughout the mainstream (and non-mainstream) media today. It’s not just bloggers who cherry-pick … Continue reading

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Your classic AP whitewash of the week

Read it and shake your head in utter amazement at the failure of the AP to explain Arafat’s corruption, which led to his hiding billions in Swiss bank accounts, as well as ignoring his terrorism, ruthlessness, and brutality against any … Continue reading

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Hamas to Carter: The Three No’s live again

Yesterday, Hamas made a fool of Jimmy Carter yet again. Carter said he urged Hamas to support efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, adding, “They have made statements and taken actions that suggest they are ready to join the peace … Continue reading

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The unnoticed intransigence, vs. the supposed intransigence

If you read only the mainstream media reports on Israel, you come away thinking that it is the Israelis who are the obstacles to peace, and that it is the Palestinians who are the ones who are willing to make … Continue reading

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The evolution of an AP headline

One story. Three updates. Four headlines. 1:51 p.m.: The first AP report on Netanyahu’s speech. Note the bias of the headline—Netanyahu called for a Palestinian state, and the AP describes it as “limited.” Netanyahu accepts limited Palestinian state Israeli Prime … Continue reading

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CAIR doesn’t really care

The AP laps up everything that CAIR gives them, even when CAIR lies about caring about anti-Semitism. Added to the lead of the AP news article on the Holocaust Museum shooting are these words: The assailant was hospitalized in critical … Continue reading

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God, I hate the AP

Ten terrorists tried to use horses booby-trapped with explosives to attack from the Gaza border and possibly kidnap some Israeli soldiers. Let’s take a look at how this attack was portrayed in the Israeli media. An Israel Defense Forces’ investigation … Continue reading

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Analysis: mainstreaming Jewish conspiracy theories

If you were to read this without knowing the source, where would you suspect it originated? The Arab News? Al-Ahram? Palestinian propaganda rags? Among the long list of problems that cloud American relations with the Islamic world, none is more … Continue reading

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The pro-Palestinian media

A few headlines about the latest red-on-red infighting. The New York Times: 6 Die as Palestinian Authority Forces Clash With Hamas Note the passive voice in the headline. Six were killed, and yet, in the headline, they “die” in a … Continue reading

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Obama, Muslims, and the AP narrative

In an article about how Obama must kowtow to Muslims, several things leap out at me, but this paragraph most of all: If Obama wants to rally Muslim support to rein in Iran, analysts say, he will have to prove … Continue reading

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AP on mortgage foreclosures: Hurricane victims hardest hit

You have got to be kidding me. AP IMPACT: Foreclosures add to hurricane hazards Mike Manikchand points toward his neighbors – a half-dozen empty, foreclosed-upon homes, sitting on weed-strewn yards – and he wonders: What will happen if a hurricane … Continue reading

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