Analysis of Media Coverage of Israel/Palestine
This section is about news coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
We have done seven reports: the newest one is of the Associated Press, the major source of world news for Americans, one of TV network news coverage, one of The New York Times one of the San Francisco Chronicle, two of the San Jose Mercury News, and one of the New London Day. All six can be viewed online. One of our studies was specifically corroborated by a Stanford media critic in “The Newsworthiness of Death.”
We also recommend that you visit the website of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting to view their numerous studies on coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Particularly noteworthy is their report, “The Illusion of Balance,” on NPR coverage.
 Deadly Distortion: AP Coverage of Israeli and Palestinian Deaths
Jan. 1, 2004 - Dec. 31, 2004
If Americans Knew Report Card - A new study reveals that Associated Press Newswire coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict significantly distorts reality, essentially over-reporting the number of Israelis killed in the conflict and underreporting the number of Palestinians killed. The study found that AP reported on Israeli children’s deaths more often than the deaths occurred, but failed to cover 85 percent of Palestinian children killed. Read Full Report | FAQ |
NEW PMWATCH REPORT: US op-ed pages let Israelis speak for themselves, but not Palestinians
Sep. 29, 2000 - Dec. 31, 2005
The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and The Washington Post
An exhaustive study of the op-ed pages of the five largest newspapers in the US reveals that these papers are, on average, 2.5 times more likely to print the opinions of an Israeli than a Palestinian. more |
 Off the Charts: Report on ABC, CBS, and NBC’s Israel/Palestine Coverage
Sep. 29, 2000 - Sep. 28, 2001
Jan. 1, 2004 - Dec. 31, 2004
Our analysis reveals troubling patterns of omission and disparities in emphasis that, we feel, profoundly hamper the ability of viewers to understand this conflict. In the first year of the current uprising, when there were four times more Palestinians being killed than Israelis, two out of three networks reported on more Israeli deaths than Palestinian deaths. Reporting on children’s deaths was even more flawed. more |
 Off the Charts: Report on New York Times Israel/Palestine Coverage
Sep. 29, 2000 - Sep. 28, 2001
Jan. 1, 2004 - Dec. 31, 2004
In the first study period The New York Times reported Israeli deaths at a rate 2.8 times higher than Palestinian deaths, and in 2004 this rate increased by almost 30%, to 3.6, widening still further the disparity in coverage. The Times’ coverage of children’s deaths was even more skewed. In the first year of the current uprising, Israeli children’s deaths were reported at 6.8 times the rate of Palestinian children’s deaths. In 2004 this differential also increased, with deaths of Israeli children covered at a rate 7.3 times greater than the deaths of Palestinian children. more |
Report on San Francisco Chronicle Israel/Palestine Coverage
Sept. 2000 - Mar. 2001
The San Francisco Chronicle reported 150 percent of the deaths of Israeli children and only 5 percent of the deaths of Palestinian children. more |
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