‘Our coverage is not truthful’: How Israel is censoring reporting on the war (www.972mag.com)
from theacharnian@lemmy.ca to world@lemmy.world on 16 Mar 15:12
https://lemmy.ca/post/61886979

Barred from publishing details of Iranian missile impacts or interceptions, local and international journalists are struggling to tell the full story.

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Grumpyleb@lemmus.org on 16 Mar 15:22 next collapse

This comes as a shock to absolutely no one.

ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works on 16 Mar 16:13 collapse

Reporters and networks are prohibited from publishing the precise location of Iranian missile impacts, or even filming or photographing the extent of the damage in a way that could give away the location — restrictions designed, in the words of the army’s chief censor Col. Netanel Kula, “to prevent assistance to the enemy during wartime.”

The restrictions sound completely reasonable. This reminds me of how we would laugh when Russian soldiers uploaded detailed depictions of the damage done by Ukrainian attacks, because they were being so foolish.

leoj@piefed.zip on 16 Mar 18:03 collapse

I feel like the question is about balance though, yes they should censor and obfuscate geographic, but is this being used a shield to prevent any reporting, or is this actually being used for safety?

It seems like the article is implying it is being applied to silence, not protect.

lesinge@sh.itjust.works on 16 Mar 18:46 collapse

I agree. Consider this situation:

“In one case known to +972 Magazine, an Iranian missile hit its target while fragments struck a nearby educational facility. Yet the media was only allowed to report on the latter, without being able to even mention the former or inspect the damage.”

This results in inaccurate reporting. The facts are distorted to make it seem that a school was the intended target, when in fact it was not.

IMO, the balance is lost to censorship.