#October7 / NYT Casts Doubt on Its Own Reporting of Sexual Attacks in Be'eri
An unnamed Israeli paramedic had told media outlets that he found the partially clothed bodies of two teenage girls that bore signs of sexual violence in a home in Be'eri. However, a video taken by an Israeli soldier shows the fully-clothed bodies of three female victims, identified as two sisters and their mother, with no apparent signs of sexual assault. Residents of Be'eri who viewed the video concluded that the paramedic's account of the two girls being sexually assaulted was false.
While the paramedic declined to retract his account, the Israeli military said he may have "misremembered" the location where he saw the teenagers' bodies.
[…] More than 50 tenured journalism professors from top universities have signed a letter calling on the New York Times to address questions about a major investigative report that described a “pattern of gender-based violence” in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
[…] The letter follows months of criticism and concerns raised by outside critics as well as some Times staffers about the credibility of its sourcing and the editorial process for the story.
Specifically they raise concerns about the reliance on inexperienced freelance reporters, Anat Schwartz and Adam Sella, for such an important story. They also highlight contradictions between the story's language about "evidence" and the reporter Jeffrey Gettleman's comments downplaying the use of that term.
@oatmeal@israel@palestine
it would appear, obviously, the NYT is no longer the newspaper of record. the newspaper of lickspittles anywhere more likely ... 😬
According to #Ynet, Anat Schwartz was terminated from her position at the #nyt
The author of the piece claims that sources at the New York Times "expressed sadness" over the decision, but stated that it was 'beyond their control' ... 🤔
Schwartz's dismissal from the NYT is due to the controversy surrounding her past social media activity, which included liking a post advocating for turning Gaza into a "slaughterhouse."
The piece in Ynet fails to mention the fact that beside her social media like, the NYT itself has raised doubts over reporting on sexual assault allegations in Be'eri.