NPR apologizes for map that erased Israel
- 8 years ago
National Public Radio’s ombudsman Elizabeth Jensen released an explanation and apology Monday for a map published on the news organization’s website that erased Israel from the Middle East.
On January 24, NPR’s blog Goats and Soda, which covers health and culture issues around the world, ran a piece titled, “What Are You Afraid Of In 2016?
Globetrotters Share Their Fears.”
“The map portion of the illustration had a number of mistakes,” Jensen wrote.
“The most notable being that Israel was labeled as ‘Palestine.'”
The pro-Israel website HonestReporting.com was the first to recognize the blunder.
Its managing editor, Simon Plosker, wrote on their website, “It is completely unacceptable for NPR to publish an image that erases Israel from the map.
That nobody at NPR recognized just how problematic this image is on multiple levels speaks volumes about the deficiencies in the editorial process.”
On January 24, NPR’s blog Goats and Soda, which covers health and culture issues around the world, ran a piece titled, “What Are You Afraid Of In 2016?
Globetrotters Share Their Fears.”
“The map portion of the illustration had a number of mistakes,” Jensen wrote.
“The most notable being that Israel was labeled as ‘Palestine.'”
The pro-Israel website HonestReporting.com was the first to recognize the blunder.
Its managing editor, Simon Plosker, wrote on their website, “It is completely unacceptable for NPR to publish an image that erases Israel from the map.
That nobody at NPR recognized just how problematic this image is on multiple levels speaks volumes about the deficiencies in the editorial process.”