Israel

News

Meet the Israeli watchdog tracking conspiracy theories, AI bots and online manipulation ahead of the election

“Misinformation happens all around the world, but I think in Israel, many times, things are on steroids,” says Achiya Schatz, co-founder of FakeReporter.

“Reality doesn’t stop because you’re tired of it”

Carlos Dada, Noa Landau, Nick Tattersall and Mitali Mukherjee spoke about news avoidance and covering populism at the 2026 Memorial Lecture

As Gaza enters a new chapter, West Bank journalists speak out about the growing threats to their work and lives

Four Palestinian reporters share how military repression, settler attacks and restrictions on movement create extreme challenges to journalism in the territory.

A media trip funded by Israel sparks debate in India over biased coverage

The visit, which included several Indian high-profile reporters, produced pieces and programmes many of their colleagues saw as one-sided or inappropriate.

As Israeli mainstream TV ignores Gazans’ suffering, these outlets expose surveillance, brutality and war crimes

Journalists from Israel’s Haaretz, +972 Magazine and Hamakom Hachi Ham Bagehenom explain how they report on the conflict for a reluctant audience.

Dealing with the threat of war has become the “new normal” for these Middle East newsrooms

Newsroom editors from Lebanon's 'An-Nahar' and Israel's 'Haaretz' discuss staying on mission, caring for staff and being "always on standby" to cover the next round of violence

Research

A harm-reduction toolkit for covering populists

Michael Hauser Tov, chief political correspondent at Haaretz, sets out a research-backed harm-reduction playbook for our addiction to covering populist politicians.

The Patriot effect: Israel’s shifting civil discourse under Netanyahu

Davide Lerner explores shifting trends in the Israeli media space through the lens of Channel 14's most popular TV show.

How identity shapes local coverage of violent conflict

Haaretz's West Bank correspondent Hagar Shezaf details the unique pressures and ethical dilemmas facing reporters of violence on the homefront.

Gauging the Global Impacts of the 'Panama Papers' Three Years Later

First comprehensive overview of the impacts of a co-ordinated global reporting project finds almost 20% of countries studied have made substantive changes in three years.

Events

Covering Israel's historic protests