{"id":2074823,"date":"2023-10-21T05:30:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T09:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jewish-policy-center-senior-director-urges-caution-with-wartime-reporting\/"},"modified":"2023-10-21T05:33:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T09:33:58","slug":"jewish-policy-center-senior-director-urges-caution-with-wartime-reporting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jewish-policy-center-senior-director-urges-caution-with-wartime-reporting\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewish Policy Center Senior Director advises caution in wartime reporting."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjewish-policy-center-senior-director-urges-caution-with-wartime-reporting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2074823&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Journalist Urges Caution in Wartime Reporting<\/h2>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Shoshana Bryen, a\u200c senior director at\u200c the Jewish Policy\u200d Center and\u2063 editor of the center&#8217;s <em>in<\/em>FOCUS Quarterly publication, is calling for journalists to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-ukraine-crisis-could-spark-a-new-cold-war-or-a-nuclear-war\/\" title=\"The Ukraine Crisis Could Spark A New Cold War (Or a Nuclear War)\">exercise greater caution<\/a> and scrutiny during wartime, as information \u2062can be difficult to independently verify.<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Journalists have a \u2063tendency now\u2014and I once went to journalism school, so I know this\u2014to go with faster is better and correct things later. And\u200b that \u200dis a very\u200c bad idea,&#8221; Ms. Bryen told\u2063 NTD News&#8217; &#8220;Capitol Report&#8221; on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Bryen shared her concerns \u200babout the journalistic \u200cstandards \u2063for verification and accuracy \u2063in light of how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vatican-walks-back-decree-about-firing-staff-who-refuse-vaccine\/\" title=\"Vatican Walks Back Decree About Firing Staff Who Refuse Vaccine\">media outlets reported<\/a> that the al-Ahli Arab Hospital\u2062 in Gaza was rocked\u2062 by\u2062 an explosion on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Related \u2064Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/crisis-in-israel-americas-hope-oct-20-post-5513517?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Crisis in Israel | America\u2019s Hope (Oct. 20)<\/h3>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">10\/20\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/frustration-grows-among-chinese-nationals-in-israel-over-ccps-lack-of-evacuation-efforts-5513703?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Frustration\u200c Grows Among Chinese Nationals in \u200bIsrael Over China&#8217;s Lack of Evacuation Efforts<\/h3>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">10\/20\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The blast \u2064near the\u200b hospital \u200dcame as the Israel Defense Forces \u200c(IDF) \u2064have been \u200bcarrying out airstrikes on\u2062 Gaza \u2064and various Palestinian factions like Hamas\u2063 and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad have fired rockets throughout southern Israel. The fighting\u200b there comes after Hamas \u200dgunmen breached the Israel-Gaza \u200cbarrier and proceeded \u200dto \u200ckill \u200bhundreds of people and take around\u200c 200 hostages\u2064 on\u200d Oct. 7.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">The Hamas-run Gaza\u200c Health Ministry said that at least 500\u200b people \u2062were killed in the Gaza hospital blast, which they attributed to an IDF airstrike. The\u2064 IDF\u200b denied responsibility\u2064 for the hospital \u2064strike and instead pointed the blame at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/rocket-misfired-by-palestinian-terror-group-to-blame-for-hospital-blast-that-killed-hundreds-idf-5512071\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jewish-policy-center-senior-director-urges-caution-with-wartime-reporting\/\" title=\"Jewish Policy Center Senior Director advises caution in wartime reporting.\">failed rocket launch attempt<\/a><\/a> by Palestinian Islamic Jihad.<\/div>\n<p>During his visit to Israel on Wednesday, President Joe Biden\u2062 shared the \u2062U.S. \u200bassessment that\u200b Israel \u200cwas not directly responsible for the \u2063Gaza \u200chospital strike.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Several Western\u2063 news organizations initially led\u2063 their coverage of the hospital strike \u200bwith the \u2062claims by the Gaza Health Ministry.\u200b Israel military officials have, in\u2064 turn, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jconricus\/status\/1715259254729249054\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">faulted<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jconricus\/status\/1714824760138387568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media outlets<\/a> for \u2064being too credulous of the\u200c Gaza Health Ministry and Hamas during their initial reporting on\u200c the hospital \u2063strike.<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;It would have been very helpful\u2064 for the media, to say, there&#8217;s been a \u2062bombing,\u2063 something \u2062happened, we need to\u2064 get more information, we need to get reliable information, \u200dand\u2062 we&#8217;ll come back to you\u2064 with that,&#8221; \u200bMs. Bryen said of the coverage \u2063of the \u200chospital \u2064strike. &#8220;They didn&#8217;t do it, they went straight to &#8216;Israel killed 500 people in a\u2063 hospital.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Bryen argued that how media outlets \u200binitially\u2063 cover an \u200dincident is important because audiences are \u200cnot \u2064always aware when those \u2064same outlets issue corrections, and often\u2062 will continue believing \u200bthe initial coverage. She&#8217;s concerned that this latest \u2062dispute \u2062over\u2063 the\u2063 facts in Gaza hospital strike will\u200c also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-preps-for-pre-midterm-victory-lap\/\" title=\"White House Preps For Pre-Midterm Victory Lap\">turn public perception<\/a> against Israel&#8217;s military \u2064campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What you&#8217;ve seen is a variety of \u200dpeople who&#8217;ve \u2062said, well,\u200b Israel blows up hospitals in Gaza, and they killed\u200d 500 people,\u2064 and\u200b so we can&#8217;t support Israel.&#8217; You get a tremendous blowback from that,&#8221;\u2062 she said.\u2064 &#8220;. . .Whatever comes out first is the thing that has the \u2062most credibility.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Beyond urging the media to be careful in verifying its \u200dreporting, Ms. Bryen also urged people to\u2062 wait and be more skeptical of the claims \u2063and reporting they \u200dare seeing about \u200cthe ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s one thing to say people shouldn&#8217;t take everything at\u200b face value. People should wait. People should think\u2063 about these things. But it&#8217;s very hard not to, if you really believe that 500 Gaza civilians were killed in\u200b a \u2064hospital. Any person\u2062 with a heart is going to be \u200bupset by that,&#8221; \u2063she said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Some\u200d members of the international community are still calling for\u2063 a more detailed independent investigation of the al-Ahli hospital strike. On\u2062 Wednesday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bundeskanzler\/status\/1714526310347792493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted.<\/a> \u200d &#8220;It is important that this incident\u2063 is investigated very carefully.&#8221; When asked about the \u200chospital strike during a press event on Thursday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CPAC_TV\/status\/1715065731920933139\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, \u200c&#8221;We are working \u2063closely \u2063with allies to determine exactly\u200c what \u2063happened.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\"><em>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntd.com\/jewish-policy-center-senior-director-urges-caution-with-wartime-reporting_949216.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NTD News<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why \u2064did Ms. \u2062Bryen emphasize the need for \u2064journalists to \u2062verify information \u2062before reporting, especially during times of conflict?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Always able to follow up on later corrections or\u200c updates. She emphasized the need \u200dfor journalists to verify information \u200bbefore reporting it, especially during\u2063 times of conflict when emotions and\u2064 tensions are high.<\/p>\n<p>The situation in \u200cIsrael \u200cand\u200b Gaza \u200bhas \u200bbeen volatile, with the\u2063 Israel\u200d Defense \u2063Forces carrying out airstrikes and various Palestinian factions firing rockets into southern Israel. \u200cAmidst this chaos, the\u200d al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza was reported to have been rocked by \u200dan explosion. However, Ms. Bryen expressed concerns\u2063 about \u2064the \u2063journalistic standards for verification and accuracy \u200bin reporting\u2064 this incident.<\/p>\n<p>According to \u2063the Hamas-run Gaza\u2064 Health Ministry, at least\u200b 500 people \u2062were killed in the hospital blast, which\u200b they attributed to \u2064an IDF airstrike. However, the IDF denied responsibility and instead pointed \u200bto a failed rocket launch attempt by Palestinian Islamic Jihad. President Joe Biden, during his visit to Israel, shared the U.S. assessment \u2062that Israel was not \u2063directly \u200cresponsible for the hospital strike.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Bryen \u2064highlighted that several Western news organizations initially covered the hospital strike based \u2064on the claims\u2063 made by the Gaza \u2062Health Ministry. \u200bShe \u2064emphasized the importance of media outlets obtaining reliable\u2062 information before reporting, especially\u2064 in such sensitive situations. Rather than immediately attributing the incident to Israel, journalists should have\u2063 focused on\u2063 gathering more information and providing accurate reporting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It would have \u2062been very helpful for the media to say, there&#8217;s been a \u2064bombing, something\u2064 happened, we need to get more information, we need \u200dto\u2064 get reliable information, and we&#8217;ll come back to you \u200cwith that,&#8221; Ms. Bryen stated.\u2063 She criticized the media for jumping\u200b to conclusions \u2063without verifying \u2064the \u2064facts and perpetuating the narrative that Israel had intentionally\u200b killed 500\u200b people in \u2062a hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The article\u200d concludes by highlighting the significance of \u200bresponsible journalism, particularly during times of conflict. It is crucial for journalists to exercise\u200b caution\u2063 and independent verification to ensure that \u2064accurate information\u200c is provided \u200bto the public. By \u200ddoing\u2062 so, media\u2064 outlets can contribute\u2063 to a more informed and balanced understanding of the situation and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-florida-school-bans-amanda-gorman-poem\/\" title=\"Florida school denies Amanda Gorman poem.\">avoid spreading misinformation<\/a> or \u2063biased\u2064 narratives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shoshana Bryen, a senior director at the Jewish Policy Center, urges journalists to be more cautious and critical in times of war. Independent verification of information becomes challenging, and she emphasizes the need to avoid the current trend of prioritizing speed over accuracy, drawing from her own experience in journalism school.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2074824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2074823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2074823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074823\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2074824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2074823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2074823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2074823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}