Media Bias Exposed: NY Times' Controversial Coverage of Gaza Hospital Blast

Senior editors at the New York Times ignored concerns from staff members regarding the newspaper's acceptance of Hamas' version of the Gaza hospital blast, which blamed Israel for the attack. Internal Slack messages revealed that junior editors and reporters urged the senior editors to "hedge" the newspaper's account, but their calls were overruled. The Times later admitted that it relied too heavily on Hamas claims and did not clarify that those claims were unverified. The initial framing of the story sparked an internal debate, and the headline was eventually changed. The Times faced criticism for amplifying Palestinian claims and an inflated death toll. Investigations suggest that an errant Palestinian rocket caused the blast.