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How the Washington Post is covering the Israel-Hamas War
Oct 18, 2023
Covering the Israel-Hamas war poses logistical challenges and the importance of accuracy and verification in reporting is emphasized. The need for evidence and confirmation when reporting atrocities is discussed. Sustaining intense coverage of never-ending conflicts is explored.
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- The Washington Post focuses on providing verified reporting and prioritizes accuracy over speed, carefully filtering out false information and exercising caution when using social media platforms as sources.
- The Post has a dedicated team for visual forensics that uses tools to authenticate videos and images, ensuring reliable sourcing and conducting their own investigations to bring authority to the coverage.
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Logistical challenges of covering the conflict
The Washington Post has mobilized its entire newsroom, with dozens of people covering the conflict in Israel and neighboring countries. They focus on breaking news coverage around the clock, and have a visual forensics team to authenticate images and videos. They are careful in reporting unverified claims and counterclaims from each side, emphasizing what is known and unknown. The explosion at the Al-Oe hospital in Gaza City is an example where they reported the claim of hundreds dead but did not give prominence to unverified assertions about responsibility.
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