"New York Times Leak Hunt and Reporting Standoff: Unraveling the Story"

The New York Times assigned Israeli filmmaker Anat Schwartz, her partner’s nephew Adam Sella, and veteran reporter Jeffrey Gettleman to investigate sexual violence by Hamas on October 7 in the Gaza Strip. Schwartz, lacking investigative journalism experience, faced challenges in conducting the investigation and expressed reluctance due to her lack of qualifications. The resulting report, "‘Screams Without Words’: How Hamas Weaponized Sexual Violence on Oct. 7," galvanized the Israeli war effort but faced skepticism from within the Times. Schwartz's recent social media activity has sparked controversy, and questions have been raised about the evidence and sources used in the reporting.