The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/journalists/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:11:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png journalists | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/journalists/ 32 32 Two convicted over London stabbing of Iranian dissident journalist https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-convicted-over-london-stabbing-of-iranian-dissident-journalist/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:29:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3837392 Prosecutors say assault by Romanian nationals on Iran International news presenter Pouria Zeraati was proxy operation linked to Tehran aimed at silencing criticism of regime

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]]> American journalist kidnapped in Baghdad; Iraq says manhunt underway, one detained https://www.timesofisrael.com/american-journalist-kidnapped-in-baghdad-iraq-says-manhunt-underway-one-detained/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:33:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3792446 Footage appears to show freelancer Shelly Kittleson being shoved into car by unknown assailants; US says it 'fulfilled its duty' by warning her of threats against her ahead of time

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]]> IDF kills Hezbollah-linked journalist, says he was part of elite Radwan Force https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-kills-hezbollah-linked-journalist-says-he-was-part-of-elite-radwan-force/ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:59:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3789641 Army says Al-Manar's Ali Shoeib 'served as a terrorist' in the Shia group; strike also kills Al-Mayadeen reporter Fatima Ftouni; Lebanon's Aoun condemns 'blatant crime'

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]]> 129 journalists killed worldwide in 2025, mostly by Israel, press group claims; IDF rejects findings https://www.timesofisrael.com/129-journalists-killed-worldwide-in-2025-mostly-by-israel-press-group-claims-idf-rejects-findings/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:57:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3762761 Committee to Protect Journalists says true number likely higher; IDF says report based on general allegations, data of unknown origin; over 40 names on CPJ list since start of war have been IDed as terror group members

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]]> Major outlets demand free press access to Gaza: ‘History is told by those who report it’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/major-outlets-demand-free-press-access-to-gaza-history-is-told-by-those-who-report-it/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 08:29:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3649533 BBC, Reuters, AP, AFP release short film on sidelines of UN General Assembly, warn their Palestinian journalists are 'facing the same dire circumstances as those they are covering'

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]]> Ruth Weiss, who fled Nazi Germany and chronicled South African apartheid, dies at 101 https://www.timesofisrael.com/ruth-weiss-who-fled-nazi-germany-and-chronicled-south-african-apartheid-dies-at-101/ Sun, 07 Sep 2025 14:53:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3635976 Weiss, whose journalism exposed rights violations in Africa, was among a thousand women nominated for Nobel Peace Prize in 2005

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]]> 250 international media outlets protest Gaza journalist deaths, Israel slams ‘bias’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/250-international-media-outlets-protest-gaza-journalist-deaths-israel-slams-bias/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 11:24:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3631697 'At the rate journalists are being killed in Gaza by the Israeli army, there will soon be no-one left to keep you informed,' says Reporters Without Borders, amid front-page protest

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]]> US envoy sparks uproar after calling Lebanese reporters ‘animalistic’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-envoy-sparks-uproar-after-calling-lebanese-reporters-animalistic/ Tue, 26 Aug 2025 18:27:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3627988 Tom Barrack tells press to 'act civilized' after meeting with Lebanese president; Aoun, information minister express regret; journalist groups demand apology

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]]> AG postpones investigation into journalist who allegedly shoved Sara Netanyahu aide https://www.timesofisrael.com/ag-postpones-investigation-into-journalist-who-allegedly-shoved-sara-netanyahu-aide/ Fri, 11 Jul 2025 12:20:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3595964 Gali Baharav-Miara calls meeting with law enforcement to review police summons for questioning of TV legal reporter Aviad Glickman over press freedom concerns

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]]> IDF bars reporters from visiting W. Bank villages on tour based on ‘No Other Land’ film https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-bars-reporters-from-visiting-w-bank-villages-on-tour-based-on-no-other-land-film/ Mon, 02 Jun 2025 15:43:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3563441 Officer seen telling group of journalists they cannot be let into Masafer Yatta — subject of Oscar-winning documentary — due to need 'to keep the order in the area'

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]]> Journalist who had Khrushchev’s ear as nuclear war loomed says Putin wouldn’t have caved to US https://www.timesofisrael.com/journalist-who-had-khrushchevs-ear-as-nuclear-war-loomed-says-putin-wouldnt-have-caved-to-us/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:32:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3491675 When 94-year-old veteran foreign correspondent Marvin Kalb speaks, world leaders should pay attention. His new memoir, 'A Different Russia,' serves as both warning and plea

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]]> Watchdog: Israel behind most reporter deaths in 2024; IDF: Many were terror operatives https://www.timesofisrael.com/watchdog-israel-behind-most-reporter-deaths-in-2024-idf-many-were-terror-operatives/ Wed, 12 Feb 2025 18:25:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3481256 Jerusalem responsible for 85 of record-setting 124 journalists killed last year, Committee to Protect Journalists claims; IDF rejects accusation, says it doesn't target journalists

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]]> Foreign Press Association urges Israel to lift ban on Gaza access for journalists https://www.timesofisrael.com/foreign-press-association-urges-israel-to-lift-ban-on-gaza-access-for-journalists/ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:40:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3466214 Citing the halt in fighting, the group says restriction has 'severely hindered independent reporting,' and that there is now 'no justification' for it

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]]> IDF detains, then releases, French journalist in southern Syria buffer zone https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-detains-then-releases-french-journalist-in-southern-syria-buffer-zone/ Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:44:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3455701 Military says Sylvain Mercadier and his fixer 'came too close to the soldiers, was questioned and then released,' as Mercadier says he was humiliated, had his equipment stolen

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]]> Italian journalist said detained in Iran for more than a week, no reason given https://www.timesofisrael.com/italian-journalist-said-detained-in-iran-for-more-than-a-week-no-reason-given/ Fri, 27 Dec 2024 17:53:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3448255 Cecilia Sala left for Iran December 12 with a journalism visa and was scheduled to return a week later, but went dark a day before; Italian defense minister calls arrest 'unacceptable'

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