CAMERA
Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis | |
 | |
 CAMERA billboard targeting the New York Times for being insufficiently pro-Israel in its coverage. | |
| Formation | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Winifred Meiselman |
| Purpose | Pro-Israel Media Advocacy |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
The self-styled Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis, known more often as CAMERA, is a lobbyist organization that seeks to push a heavily pro-Israel, pro-Zionism agenda by influencing the major US media outlets. It was founded in 1982 by Winifred Meiselman in response to what it claimed was biased coverage in the Washington Post's coverage of the the Israeli invasion of Lebanon [1] and has since engaged in heavy lobbying of media organizations, successfully obtained hundreds of pro-Israel changes to news articles, and smeared journalists that criticize Israel or portray Palestine or the Palestinion cause in a positive light.[2] CAMERA has also launched public boycott and smear campaigns against media organizations it perceived to be insufficiently obsequious to its demands or overly critical of Israel.[3]
New York Times[edit | edit source]
CAMERA has a billboard that is directly visible from the editorial offices of the New York Times which it has often used to criticize the paper and its coverage, even going so far as to use the billboard to publicly accuse the NY Times of antisemitism or supporting Hamas when it disagrees with the Times' coverage or reporting.[4][5]
Joe Kahn, the executive editor of the New York Times, has reported that he often "dissected newspaper coverage" with his father, long-time CAMERA board member Leo Kahn.[6]
- ↑ "A brief history of CAMERA". CAMERA. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024.
- ↑ "Media Corrections". CAMERA. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024.
- ↑ Daniel Boguslaw; Ryan Grim (January 28, 2024). "New York Times puts "Daily" episode on ice amid internal firestorm over Hamas sexual violence". The Intercept. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024.
- ↑ "Would a great newspaper slant the news against Israel?". CAMERA. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024.
- ↑ Levitt, Joshua. "EXCLUSIVE: New York Times Slammed for Bias on Billboard in Front of Times Square HQ (INTERVIEW)". Algemeiner. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024.
- ↑ Ron Kampeas (April 20, 2020). "New York Times makes Joseph Kahn its 5th Jewish executive editor since 1964". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
The Times in reporting Kahn's elevation said father and son enjoyed "dissecting" newspaper coverage together.