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cbabe

(4,299 posts)
Wed Apr 17, 2024, 11:10 AM Apr 2024

NYT Censorship of Words Like "Genocide" in Gaza Coverage

https://truthout.org/articles/leaked-document-shows-nyt-censorship-of-words-like-genocide-in-gaza-coverage/

Leaked Document Shows NYT Censorship of Words Like “Genocide” in Gaza Coverage

The Times discourages references to “Palestine,” in a refusal to acknowledge the state Israel has been occupying.

By Sharon Zhang , TRUTHOUT
Published April 16, 2024

The New York Times has a policy of systematically censoring words like “genocide” and “ethnic cleansing” in its coverage of Israel’s genocidal assault of Gaza, according to an internal memo obtained by The Intercept this week.

The Times memo instructs its journalists to avoid using the terms “genocide,” “ethnic cleansing” and “refugee camps” when writing about Palestine. It directs them to steer clear of referring to areas of Palestine as “occupied territory” — and, even further, discourages referring to Palestine as “Palestine” whatsoever. In addition, the memo claims that words like “slaughter,” “massacre” and “carnage” are often too emotional to describe Israel’s bombardment of Gaza.

The memo was written by Times standards editor Susan Wessling and international editor Philip Pan and their employees, and says its aim is to “offe[r] guidance” on terms the paper has “grappled with” since October, when Israel’s current siege of Gaza commenced.

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NYT Censorship of Words Like "Genocide" in Gaza Coverage (Original Post) cbabe Apr 2024 OP
Yes. All newspapers do this for various words in certain contexts. So? NoRethugFriends Apr 2024 #1
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Wikipedia is the authority on exactly nothing NoRethugFriends Apr 2024 #3
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Sure in hell not the U.N. NoRethugFriends Apr 2024 #5
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No they don't.. I'm going to self delete Cha Apr 2024 #9
I posted this below & self deleted... The Biden Admin say it's Not "Genocide".. Cha Apr 2024 #10
So what? They also insist that Bibi isn't a war criminal,. Violet_Crumble May 2024 #11
Actually, that's not the case Violet_Crumble May 2024 #13
Time for me to say bye to my NYT subscription Violet_Crumble May 2024 #12

NoRethugFriends

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1. Yes. All newspapers do this for various words in certain contexts. So?
Wed Apr 17, 2024, 11:16 AM
Apr 2024

And to repeat for the millionth time, if it were genocide there would be no Gazans alive. Israel has that capability.
And, by the way, I totally disapprove of the Israeli government's actions.

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Violet_Crumble

(36,143 posts)
11. So what? They also insist that Bibi isn't a war criminal,.
Wed May 22, 2024, 12:27 AM
May 2024

Also, genocide wasn't the only term the NYT is accused of forbidding in its coverage of Gaza. Many of the rest are seriously ridiculous.


The US has a long track record of not recognising genocide, Rwanda being a good example. Once they acknowledge a genocide is happening, they're at least morally obligated to take action as the US is a signatory to the Genocide Convention. And that doesn't suit the US in most cases.

Violet_Crumble

(36,143 posts)
13. Actually, that's not the case
Wed May 22, 2024, 12:42 AM
May 2024

Also, if you've repeated that a million times, why hasn't anyone told you yr wrong? Was every last Armenian, European Jew, Cambodian, or Tutsi murdered?

Here's the meaning of genocide from the Holocaust Museum. I've bolded the bit you need to take notice of.

Genocide is an internationally recognized crime where acts are committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.

https://www.ushmm.org/genocide-prevention/learn-about-genocide-and-other-mass-atrocities/what-is-genocide

Violet_Crumble

(36,143 posts)
12. Time for me to say bye to my NYT subscription
Wed May 22, 2024, 12:30 AM
May 2024

I'm going to do a search and see if those words are avoided, and if that's the case I'll cancel my subscription and replace it with the Guardian, which also happens to have a very good Australian edition. Win win

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