{"id":2076351,"date":"2023-10-23T10:43:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T14:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-new-york-times-says-editors-should-have-taken-more-care-with-gaza-hospital-coverage\/"},"modified":"2023-10-23T11:07:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T15:07:56","slug":"israel-war-new-york-times-says-editors-should-have-taken-more-care-with-gaza-hospital-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-new-york-times-says-editors-should-have-taken-more-care-with-gaza-hospital-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Times admits errors in Gaza hospital coverage during Israel war."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fisrael-war-new-york-times-says-editors-should-have-taken-more-care-with-gaza-hospital-coverage%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=2076351&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--><h2>The New\u2064 York Times\u200b Addresses Coverage\u200c of Gaza Hospital Explosion<\/h2>\n<p>The New York Times has released a statement to its\u2062 readers regarding its coverage\u200c of the recent explosion at a hospital \u200bin Gaza. Initially, the newspaper\u2064 relied on claims from Palestinian officials, stating that the \u200cexplosion was caused by an Israeli airstrike.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The Times&#8217;s initial accounts attributed the claim of Israeli responsibility \u2063to Palestinian officials, and noted\u200b that the Israeli military \u2063said it\u2063 was investigating the blast,&#8221; the outlet said \u2063in its statement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Reevaluating the Reporting<\/h3>\n<p>However, Israel\u2062 has denied any involvement in the blast, and \u200cinternational officials, including President Joe Biden, have supported\u2062 Israel&#8217;s \u200cclaim.\u200b The New \u200bYork Times now acknowledges that they placed too\u200b much reliance on the claims made by \u200cHamas.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Given\u200b the sensitive\u2064 nature of the news during a widening conflict, and the prominent \u200dpromotion it received, Times editors\u200d should have taken more care\u2064 with the <a title=\"GOP Senators Say Trump\u2019s Acquittal in Impeachment Trial Is Assured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-say-trumps-acquittal-in-impeachment-trial-is-assured\/\">initial presentation<\/a>, and been more explicit about what information\u2062 could be verified. Newsroom leaders continue to examine\u200b procedures around the <a title=\"NY Times admits errors in Gaza hospital coverage during Israel war.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-new-york-times-says-editors-should-have-taken-more-care-with-gaza-hospital-coverage\/\">biggest breaking news events \u2014 including<\/a> for the\u2063 use of the\u200c largest headlines in the digital report \u2014 to determine what <a title=\"Biden Administration Dragging Out \u2018Remain in Mexico\u2019 Revival\u00a0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-dragging-out-remain-in-mexico-revival\/\">additional safeguards<\/a> may be warranted,&#8221; the\u200d New York Times\u2062 editors&#8217; note\u2062 said in part.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This incident has prompted \u2063the New York Times to review its\u200b procedures for reporting on \u2063major breaking news\u200d events and consider implementing additional \u200bsafeguards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is a developing story \u2063and will be updated.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>\u2063 What \u2063was\u200b the initial source\u2063 of information for \u2063the newspaper&#8217;s\u200d claim that the explosion\u200c was caused \u2063by an Israeli\u2062 airstrike?<\/h2>\n<p>The New York Times recently issued a statement to address its coverage \u2064of the explosion\u2062 at a hospital in\u2062 Gaza.\u200c In the initial reporting, the newspaper relied\u200c on claims made by\u200b Palestinian officials, who\u200d stated that the explosion was caused by an Israeli airstrike.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Times&#8217;s initial accounts attributed the\u2062 claim of \u2062Israeli responsibility to Palestinian officials, and \u200bnoted that the Israeli military said it was investigating the blast,&#8221; the outlet said in its\u200b statement.<\/p>\n<p>However, Israel has strongly denied any involvement in the blast, and international officials,\u2064 including President Joe Biden, have \u2064supported Israel&#8217;s claim. The New York Times now recognizes that they placed too much reliance on the claims made by Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Given the sensitive \u2063nature of the news during a widening conflict, and the prominent promotion it\u2063 received, Times editors \u2063should have \u200ctaken more care with the \u2062initial presentation, and been more explicit about what information could be\u2064 verified. Newsroom leaders \u2062continue to examine\u2063 procedures around the biggest \u200dbreaking news events \u2014 \u2064including for the use of the \u2063largest headlines in the digital report \u2014 to determine\u200d what additional safeguards\u200d may be warranted,&#8221;\u2062 the New York Times editors&#8217; note said in\u200b part.<\/p>\n<p>As \u2063a result of this incident, the New York Times is\u200d undertaking a review of its procedures for reporting on <a title=\"At Least 11 Police Recruits Injured After Vehicle Plows Into Them, Driver in Custody\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-11-police-recruits-injured-after-vehicle-plows-into-them-driver-in-custody\/\">major breaking news events<\/a> and considering\u200b the\u200c implementation of additional safeguards.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that this is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Times clarified its coverage of a Gaza hospital explosion, acknowledging that it initially relied on Palestinian officials&#8217; claims of an Israeli airstrike. 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