Touring the Israeli-Palestinian Conundrum with the NYT (Updated)
March 24 update: The New York Times has updated its post so that it no longer describes Tel Aviv as Israel’s capital.
With alluring photographs and intriguing itineraries, The New York Times urges travelers to join its Times Journeys abroad:
Given The Times’ troubling record on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including inconsistent reporting standards and uncorrected errors, the paper’s promise of “curated content from The Times providing history and context for the destinations” is cause for concern when it comes to The Times’ trip to Israel and the West Bank.
Indeed, already in Day 1 of the itinerary for the “The Israeli-Palestinian Conundrum,” The Times’ notoriously factually-challenged coverage makes an appearance:
Yesterday, The Washington Post commendably published a timely correction on the very same topic, making clear that Jerusalem, not Tel Aviv, is Israel’s capital.
Will The Times follow The Post‘s lead and set the record straight? Even if it does, it’s probably not realistic to hope that trip participants can expect more accurate “history and context” than that delivered up on a routine basis at the “Paper of Record.”
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