Palestine Media Watch
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How the July 23, 2002 Gaza bombing was covered by the US media
 
PMWATCH - September 7, 2002 -- On Friday, July 22, an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) F-16 dropped a one-ton bomb on a residential area in Gaza, killing 15 Palestinians, including 9 children, four civilians, and the leader of the military wing of Hamas, Salah Shehadeh.

In a survey of 17 US papers, PMWatch has discovered the following:

  • Out of the 17 papers surveyed, 13 ran a front page headline while 4 did not run a front page headline; the 4 papers are: The Atlanta Journal Constitution, The Omaha World Herald, The Patriot News, and the San Bernandino County's Newspaper;
  • Of the 13 that did run a front page headline, 10 were above the fold and 3 below the fold
  • Of the 17 papers, only two mentioned in the headline that children were among those killed: The Los Angeles Times, and the Sandiego Union Tribune;
  • Out of the 17, 8 ran a front page picture, with 6 of those picture above the fold.

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  • (1) Was there a picture of the aftermath of the bombing?
  • (2) If so, was the picture above fold?
  • (3) If there was a picture, what was the caption?
  • (4) Was there a front-page story dedicated to the shelling?
  • (5) If so, what was the font-page headline?
  • (6) And was it above the fold?
  • (7) Mention of children in headline?
Paper
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
Atlanta Journal Constitution
N
NA
NA
N
NA
NA
NA
Boston Globe
Y
Y
"A Palestinian with a child wounded in today's strike"
Y
"Israel blasts residence of Hamas chief: 11 Palestinians reported dead; revenge vowed"
Y
N
Chicago Tribune
Y
N
"A Palestinian checks on a child injured in Tuesday's attack by an Israeli jet that destroyed a Hamas leader's house in Gaza"
Y
"Israeli strike kills at least 11 in Gaza"
N
N
Dallas Morning News
Y
Y
"A Palestinian couple, whose son was among the 100 people hurt, learned that another child was missing after Tuesday's attach
Y
"11 Killed in Israeli airstrike"
Y
N
Detroit Free Press
N
NA
NA
Y

"Israel bombs militant's home, killing 11"
N
N
Foster's Daily Democrat (Dover, NH)
Y
Y
"Palestinians pass by a destroyed house in Gaza City on Tuesday. An Israeli warplane attacked a house in the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing at least 11 people, including Salah Shehadeh. commander of the military wing of Hamas"
Y
"Israeli missle hits Gaza home: Hamas leader killed"
Y
N
Houston Chronicle
N
NA
NA
Y
"At least 11 die in Israeli raid"
Y
N
Los Angeles Times
Y
Y
"Palestinians remove a body from a building damaged in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City. Twelve people died in the attack, including its intended target, a senior member of the militant Hamas movement"
Y
"Israeli Airstrike in Gaza Strip kills 12: A targeted Hamas militant dies, as well as several children. More than 100 people reportedly are injured in the midnight jet attack"
Y
Y
Omaha World-Herald
N
NA
NA
N
NA
NA
NA
Patriot News (Harrisburg, PA)
N
NA
NA
N
NA
NA
NA
Philadelphia Inquirer Y N "A Palestinian rescuer carries the body of one Salah Shehadeh's children from the rubble of the house" Y "Israeli missile strike in Gaza leaves 11 dead" Y N
Plain Dealer (Clevland)
N
NA
NA
Y
"Israeli missile kills 11 in Gaza: warplane attacks home of top Hamas leader"
Y
N
Register-Guard (Oregon)
N
NA
NA
Y
"Israelis hit militant's residence"
N
N
San Antonio Express
N
NA
NA
Y
"Raid may end bid to calm Mideast"
Y
N
San Bernardino County's Newspaper
N
NA
NA
N
NA
NA
NA
San Francisco Chronicle
Y
Y
"Men in Gaza remove the dead body of a Palestinian woman from her house after it was hit by an Israeli F-16"
Y
"Deadly Israeli attack thwarts peace moves"
Y
N
Union-Tribune (San Diego)
Y
Y
"A Palestinian boy injured when an Israeli warplane fired a missile into a home in Gaza City was carried early today into a hospital. At least 11 were killed by the strike"
Y
"Israeli missile blasts home; 11 die: Hamas chief killed in raid; children among the victims"
Y
Y