‘Objective’ AP’s tweet reads ‘like the title of a Hamas press release’

http://twitter.com/#!/mchastain81/status/494102450983284737
It sure looks that way. Here’s the oh-so-esteemed Associated Press making Hamas proud:
http://twitter.com/#!/AG_Conservative/status/494095539429199873
http://twitter.com/#!/AviMayer/status/494096608078737408
Actually, the AP quietly altered the article after publication. The tweet simply summed up the opening paragraphs of Bradley Klapper’s original article (titled “With Israel at war, US lawmakers give full support”).

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress are falling over one another to show their support for Israel.

While much of the rest of the world watches the Gaza war in horror and scrambles for a cease-fire, U.S. lawmakers are pressing the Obama administration to take no action that puts pressure on Israel to halt its military operations.

Screenshot:

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After media watchers responded to the AP tweet, the news org revised the opening paragraphs of the article:

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the war in Gaza escalates, U.S. lawmakers are pressing the Obama administration to take no action that puts pressure on Israel to halt its military campaign against Hamas.

Many even have criticized the administration’s effort to stop violence that has killed more than 1,100 Palestinians, mostly civilians, and more than 40 Israeli soldiers and three civilians this month.

The tweet has not been deleted.
http://twitter.com/#!/whitneypitcher/status/494068759892475905
http://twitter.com/#!/TheRealBepo/status/494080440031248386
http://twitter.com/#!/andylancaster/status/494097742646345728
http://twitter.com/#!/singlemaltgal/status/494100814017724417
http://twitter.com/#!/AviMayer/status/494100220456611840
http://twitter.com/#!/vinniecocoa/status/494098482782015488
Update:

‘Yeah, nice try’: AP ‘revises wording’ of its anti-Israel tweet

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/07/29/like-the-title-of-a-hamas-press-release-this-is-how-the-ap-does-objective-journalism/

Palestinian ‘protester’ sets his own head on fire by accident

The contest to see which media outlet can spin the hardest for Palestinian terrorists in Israel continues.

Next up is Reuters and its caption calling aPalestinianwho accidentally set his head on fire while attacking Israeli troops in the West Bank with a Molotov cocktail just a “protester”:

The photo was in the “Editor’s Choice” section on the Reuters website yesterday. Here’s the entire caption:

Attempting to murder another human being is not “protesting,” guys. Come on!

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2015/10/13/reuters-calls-palestinian-who-set-his-own-head-on-fire-attacking-israeli-troops-with-molotov-cocktail-a-protester/