MSM, Stone Throwers Collude and Collide In Silwan

How did so many photographers happen to be in the right place at the time?

Honest Reporting
Media Critique
October '10






Press photographers showed their true colors on Friday, colluding with Palestinian rock-throwers in Silwan.

The results: Photographers walked away with graphic photos and video footage. Imran Mansur, age 11, was left with a broken leg; Israel was smeared as the images rapidly hit the news stream.

(While) The Guardian published an AFP/Getty Images photo with the following tip for photographers, nothing could be further from the truth:

The photographer, Ilia Yefimovich, is in the right place at the right time and captures this dramatic scene using a large depth of field and fast shutter speed.

But Yefimovich wasn't the only photographer who simply got lucky. The incident was also captured by the Associated Press, the European Pressphoto Agency and Al Jazeera, among other news services. How did everyone manage to be in "the right place at the right time?"

HonestReporting put the question to David Katz, veteran photographer and imagery advisor. He offered four reasons why he was sure the incident was set up, with collusion between the rock-throwers and the photographers.

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