Journalism

Weaponizing influencers: How Iran is using access diplomacy to cement its narrative

Western media personalities who visited Iran this week have parroted the regime’s claims that foreign-backed rioters are behind the recent unrest.

Iranian women hold portraits of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the funerals of security forces personnel killed in recent protests in Tehran on January 14, 2026
 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara seen boarding the Wing of Zion ahead of a trip to the United States, July 6, 2025

Russian-Israeli journalist removed from Netanyahu's US flight amid 'security concerns'

 The silhouette of a person, with Iran's flag in the background (illustrative).

Jerusalem journalist arrested after reporting suspected Iranian recruitment attempt

When 300 journalists lose their jobs at a once-great paper (as it announced on Wednesday), democracy gets darker.

Editor's Notes: Washington Post chose comfort over survival, now journalists pay price - comment


Grapevine: Our dear city

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 The city of Jerusalem.

Did Hamas have a secret army on October 7? - opinion

Probe questions why 14 Gazan photographers were on the roofs before sunrise.

MAHMOUD ISSA of Reuters, photo from Oct. 7, 2023: Rockets fired from Gaza City into Israel. Issa posted photos like this one on Instagram – of sunrise during the attacks.

Israeli journalists in foreign newsrooms face editorial bias after October 7

Over the past two years, Israeli journalists working for international media have struggled with increasingly slanted editorial bias.

Reporting from a funeral in Moshav Netiv Ha’asara following the October 7, 2023, attack.

Marking Two Years Since October 7

Award-Winning Photojournalist Chen G. Schimmel Launches First Book, 7 October | Testimony

Award-winning photojournalist Chen G. Schimmel

Behind the bylines: Ethan Freedman - interview

An unconventional journalist capturing the human condition.

Ethen Freedman.

Frontline heroes: The untold story of Israel’s rescue unit after October 7

Photojournalist Chen Schimmel joined the IDF Field Medical Rescue Company and witnessed courage and devotion in their ourest form: “I wanted to show not just what happened, but who these people are.”

‘RED ALERT’: The PLMR is composed of combat soldiers and medical professionals.

BBC, AFP, AP, Reuters launch video urging entry of foreign journalists into Gaza

Israel has prohibited the entry of foreign reporters into Gaza since October 7, 2023, unless they are under Israeli military escort.

Reuters journalist Hussam al-Masri, who was killed by an Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital in Gaza on August 25, 2025, works at the hospital in Khan Yunis, August 7, 2024.

Chinese COVID whistleblower sentenced to 4 more years in jail, group says

Zhang Zhan, the Chinese journalist who exposed early COVID-19 conditions in Wuhan, has been sentenced to four more years in prison for her reporting, Reporters Without Borders says.

Pro-democracy supporters protest to urge for the release of 12 Hong Kong activists arrested as they reportedly sailed to Taiwan for political asylum and citizen journalist Zhang Zhan outside China's Liaison Office, in Hong Kong, China December 28, 2020.

How AI expands its role in shaping modern Journalism

Journalism.

BBC censures own presenter for calling Hamas 'terror group'

During a 15 June 2025 news broadcast, a presenter referred to Hamas as "the terror group," leading to complaints from viewers.

The BBC logo is displayed above the entrance to the BBC headquarters in London, Britain, July 10, 2023.