The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/journalism/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:00:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png journalism | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/journalism/ 32 32 Associated Press pivots from newspaper journalism, offers buyouts to its US journalists https://www.timesofisrael.com/associated-press-pivots-from-newspaper-journalism-offers-buyouts-to-its-us-journalists/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:58:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3796296 After 150 years, US news giant hoping to shift focus to visual journalism, companies investing in AI, as print journalism becomes a shadow of its former self

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]]> Washington Post fires one-third of staff, including all its Middle East journalists https://www.timesofisrael.com/washington-post-fires-one-third-of-staff-across-all-departments-in-mass-lay-offs/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:01:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3748321 Editor defends painful but necessary move; staff union calls on public to pressure owner Jeff Bezos; former editor decries 'near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction'

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]]> Foreign media group fumes as Israeli government says Gaza press ban must be upheld https://www.timesofisrael.com/foreign-media-group-fumes-as-israeli-government-says-gaza-press-ban-must-be-upheld/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:47:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3728007 Foreign Press Association urges Supreme Court judges to put an end to 'charade'; EU condemns decision to ban dozens of aid groups from entering enclave

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]]> Ban on media access to Gaza should stay in place, government tells High Court https://www.timesofisrael.com/ban-on-media-access-to-gaza-should-stay-in-place-israel-tells-high-court/ Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:30:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3727015 State argues that allowing foreign press to enter Strip could disturb efforts to locate the remains of Ran Gvili, the final hostage in Gaza

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]]> An editor’s flawed human ramblings on AI, journalism and the disappearance of truth https://www.timesofisrael.com/an-editors-flawed-human-ramblings-on-ai-journalism-and-the-disappearance-of-truth/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:11:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3697075 We are at risk of losing our capacity to establish the facts of what is unfolding around us. And pretty soon, we may give up trying

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]]> An edited Trump speech and Gaza war coverage skewed against Israel: Key claims against BBC https://www.timesofisrael.com/an-edited-trump-speech-and-skewed-coverage-of-gaza-war-the-key-claims-against-the-bbc/ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 18:23:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3685526 Leaked internal memo also finds that the UK's public broadcaster failed to offer unbiased coverage of transgender issues and illegal immigration

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]]> Trump files $15B defamation lawsuit against The New York Times https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-files-15b-defamation-lawsuit-against-the-new-york-times/ Tue, 16 Sep 2025 18:21:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3643580 85-page suit accuses reporters of 'maliciously peddling' false narrative about the business dealings of the US president, who denounces 'once-respected rag' on Truth Social

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]]> Board of Haredi news site preaching openness quits after founder renounces mission https://www.timesofisrael.com/board-of-haredi-news-site-preaching-openness-quits-after-founder-renounces-mission/ Sat, 21 Jun 2025 11:15:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3579980 Shtetl CEO Naftuli Moster says he didn't think 3-member board would 'go along with my evolution,' decision to quit came from disgust with 'far-left' reactions to Oct. 7

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]]> Slashed by Trump, US-operated Persian-language news services jump in to cover Iran war https://www.timesofisrael.com/slashed-by-trump-us-operated-persian-language-news-services-jump-in-to-cover-iran-war/ Thu, 19 Jun 2025 19:05:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3578636 Workers at Radio Farda, Voice of America recalled from administrative leave in response to conflict, but uncertain how long it will last

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]]> US college papers rethink policies, try to shield foreign students from Trump crackdown https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-college-papers-rethink-policies-try-to-shield-foreign-students-from-trump-crackdown/ Sun, 27 Apr 2025 03:29:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3535816 Editors wrestle with longstanding transparency rules, as they get dozens of requests to remove bylines and content amid administration's threats to deport anti-Israel activists

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]]> Turkey says Swedish journalist nabbed on terror-related charges, insulting president https://www.timesofisrael.com/turkey-says-swedish-journalist-nabbed-on-terror-related-charges-insulting-president/ Sun, 30 Mar 2025 07:58:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3513870 Joakim Medin detained upon landing in Istanbul to cover protests; presidency claims he is close to banned Kurdish group, arrest has nothing to do with work as journalist

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]]> Police detain far-left reporter for praising attacks on soldiers, settlers https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-detain-far-left-reporter-over-praise-for-attacks-on-soldiers-settlers/ Wed, 12 Mar 2025 15:30:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3501490 After he's freed from police custody, fringe Haredi journalist Israel Frey doubles down on post lauding Palestinians who target soldiers and settlers in the 'apartheid territories'

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]]> NY Times downplays Israeli post-Oct. 7 losses, Hamas role in war, data study says https://www.timesofisrael.com/ny-times-downplays-israeli-post-oct-7-losses-hamas-role-in-war-data-study-says/ Sun, 09 Feb 2025 18:11:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3476974 Research by Yale professor says newspaper minimizes Palestinian violence following Hamas attack on Israel, leaving readers with 'distorted' view of the conflict

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]]> Tehran sought to lure Iranian-Israeli journalist to Turkey, kidnap him – report https://www.timesofisrael.com/tehran-sought-to-lure-iranian-israeli-journalist-to-turkey-kidnap-him-report/ Sun, 29 Dec 2024 23:26:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3449281 Iran International's Israel correspondent Babak Itzhaki: 'I tip my hat to the security services, they're watching over me'; IRGC tried, failed to recruit prisoner in Armenia for plot

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]]> German journalist arrested in Beirut had feared he would be handed to Hezbollah https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-journalist-arrested-in-beirut-had-feared-he-would-be-handed-to-hezbollah/ Sun, 13 Oct 2024 13:46:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3396057 Paul Ronzheimer, briefly detained after speaking to an Israeli outlet from Lebanon, says he found out after his release that the Iran-backed terror group was indeed looking for him

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