Media Must Stop Relying on Hamas-Provided Casualty Figures

Media Must Stop Relying on Hamas-Provided Casualty Figures

Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, a troubling pattern has emerged across mainstream media outlets: the uncritical use of casualty figures provided by Hamas. We are deeply concerned about the implications of this practice for public discourse and journalistic integrity and have reached out to those responsible for ethics and standards at several outlets to express our concerns directly: To whom it may concern, We are writing to express our con…