The New York Times has instructed its journalists covering Israel’s war against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to refrain from using certain awkward terminology, such as “genocide” and “ethnic cleansing” and to “avoid” using the phrase “occupied territory” when describing Palestinian land, according to an internal memo that The Intercept was able to obtain. 

Newspaper’s Credibility Is In Doubt:

The memo, which has drawn harsh criticism, casts further doubt on the newspaper’s objectivity. 

Additionally, it instructs reporters to avoid using the term “refugee camps” when referring to sections of Gaza where Palestinians who were 

ethnically cleansed during the 1948 Nakba settled, and to reserve the usage of the name “Palestine” for “very rare cases.”

Readers Are Kept In Dark With Pro-Zionist Narrative And Reality Being Blocked From Being Reported :

There have been claims that the NYT is misleading readers and pushing a pro-Israel narrative in its coverage of the occupation state’s deadly military offensive because of its style guide which in many cases defies UN standards and international humanitarian law. 

Eight refugee camps in the Gaza Strip, for instance, are recognized by the UN and are home to over 600,000 officially registered refugees, many of whom are descended from Palestinians who were forcibly uprooted from their homes during the Nakba. 

 Despite this, the NYT letter directs journalists to refer to these places as “neighbourhoods” or just “areas” rather than “refugee camps.”

Attempt To Obscure Reality:

Journalists who wished to remain anonymous because they were afraid of facing reprisals from their employers discussed their opinions on the contentious memo with The Intercept. 

According to one reporter, the guidelines regarding the use of the term “occupied territories” fail to recognize the long-standing Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and instead serve to distort the facts of the conflict and support Israeli and US claims that it started on October 7 of last year. 

The Land Is Globally Acknowledged As “Occupied”: 

The West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem are regarded by the UN and a large chunk of the international community as occupied Palestinian lands that Israel captured during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. 

The memo’s justification from the newspaper is that it aims to “ensure accuracy, consistency, and nuance in how we cover the news.

(My Foot !!!)

Selective Reporting by New York Times:

Nonetheless, The Intercept’s examination of its coverage and that of other mainstream media sources between October 7 and November 24, reveals a striking disparity in terminology employed to characterize Israeli and Palestinian attacks. 

For instance, the New York Times called 53 Israeli killings a “massacre,” but only once did they use the same phrase to refer to Palestinian deaths — even though by November 24 there had been around 15,000 Palestinian deaths. 

Similarly, Israeli deaths were referred to as ”slaughter” 22 times more frequently than Palestinian deaths. 

Fissures In The NYT Newsroom:

The NYT newsroom has been deeply divided by the leaked memo. Some staff members contend that the publication has not applied fair standards in its reporting and has instead been “deferential” to Israel’s narrative.  

The publication has previously been under fire for its coverage of Israel and Palestine, with charges of prejudice and incomplete reporting levelled against it. 

The New York Times has come under more fire for allegedly pushing a pro-Israel narrative in its reporting, as the death toll in Gaza rises and is estimated to be over 33,000, including at least 15,000 children. 

Human rights activists and media watchdogs are urging the newspaper to review its style guide and offer more truthful and impartial reporting on the subject and according to international norms and humanitarian law. 

The New York Times’ handling of an article on alleged sexual abuse by Hamas has sparked controversy:

According to Anadolu Agency, the New York Times is under fire after questions were raised about the veracity of an article that was published in December 2023 about claims that Hamas was engaging in sexual assault. 

One of the reporters who contributed to the piece has become embroiled in controversy. 

The article, which was co-authored by Jeffrey Gettleman, Anat Schwartz, and Adam Sella, generated controversy when The Intercept revealed that a scheduled episode of The Daily, a well-known podcast from The New York Times, had been rescheduled to accommodate script changes that increased uncertainty. 

The New York Times released a comprehensive investigative piece on December 28th, headlined, ‘Screams Without Words’: How Hamas Weaponized Sexual Violence on Oct 7,” which explored the allegations of sexual assault and rape committed by Hamas against women during the attacks on October 7th.  

Novices Were Hired To Write Reports:

The New York Times sent Israeli filmmaker and former Air Force intelligence official Anat Schwartz, who had no prior reporting experience, to work with experienced Times reporter Jeffrey Gettleman and her colleague Adam Sella on the sexual assault probe. 

According to The Intercept, Schwartz brought up Gettleman’s request that they have “at least two sources for every detail we put into the article” and cross-checked information in a podcast interview with Israel’s Channel 12 on January 3. 

Stories Developed More Rapidly:

In the interview, Schwartz stated that in the immediate wake of the October 7 attacks, allegations of sexual assault received no attention. 

But once Schwartz joined Gettleman, stories regarding similar activities began to spread, mostly via Zaka employees’ and IDF officials; and soldiers’ comments, it was said. 

On October 7, Schwartz got in touch with folks at Kibbutz Be’eri and other kibbutzim that were on his radar, but he claimed to have found “nothing” to support the probe. 

Overlooking The Dearth of Evidence, He Reported Matter Outright: 

Schwartz covered the unsubstantiated charge despite the paucity of supporting documentation. 

But now, in response to criticism of Schwartz’s social media remarks, the New York Times has opened an investigation. 

Reacting to this, Times Spokesperson, Danielle Rhoades Ha issued a statement, “We are aware that a freelance journalist in Israel who has worked with The Times has ‘liked’ several social media posts,” Times Spokesperson, Danielle Rhoades Ha, said in a statement.

For example, Schwartz liked a post on X that suggested Israel should “turn the Strip into a slaughterhouse.”

Dear reader, please judge his mindset and tilt. 

The Times article also included Gal Abdush, an Israeli lady who was referred to as the “woman in the black dress.” 

It stated that authorities in Israel had stated that they “thought that Ms. Abdush was raped.” 

But after the Times story, Abdush’s sister Miral Alter stated on Instagram that “there is no evidence that there was rape.”

Well dear reader, clearly, the media is murderous and their hands too, are stained with the blood of innocents.