22 October 2014

To the stinking hypocrites of AP: thanks for showing your face

Baby killed, seven injured in Jerusalem terror attack is the headline of Jerusalem post article, repeated more or less by other Israeli newspapers ("apparent" was a ToI contribution to the topic). Covers the subject, with or without the politically correct "apparent".

Alan Johnson reports on the AP take of the matter. Here is what he says:

Today, a man drove a vehicle into a group of Israelis in Jerusalem, critically injuring a 3 month old baby, injuring several, then tried to flee the scene An amateur video uploaded to Facebook appears to show the car drive deliberately onto the northbound platform of the light rail station. So how did the Associated Press report this on the wires?
Here is how:


To save you a click on the image, the headline says: Israeli police shoot man in east Jerusalem.

To the said hypocrites: Fuck. You. All.

6 comments:

Dick Stanley said...

When the old UPI died its final death, in losing its ability to compete, AP gave up all pretense of objectivity. Not to mention accuracy.

Dick Stanley said...

Very funny. Someone's head rolled for that.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

Yeah, and there is BBC too:

"Nine hurt as car hits pedestrians at Jerusalem station"

Apparently it is the car's fault...

SnoopyTheGoon said...

And I am ready to bet it will be a wrong person...

Dick Stanley said...

You should appreciate the FoxNews hedline on this one: "Palestinian driver kills baby at Jerusalem train station."

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/10/22/palestinian-motorist-plows-into-crowded-jerusalem-train-station-kills-baby-in/?intcmp=latestnews



Which is why I always read Fox first.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

I do appreciate this. At least someone not yet poisoned.