Benson - 2011 Dishonest Reporting Awards

Pesach Benson
honestreporting.com
12 December '11





It has been a year of big stories – Gilad Shalit, the Israel-Turkey meltdown, and the Palestinian statehood bid – all taking place against the backdrop of the Arab Spring and Iran’s atomic urgency.

We thank readers for all the Dishonest Reporter discussion on our web site, Facebook community and emails. The conversation gave us a lot to chew on, but the overall winner was clear. So without further ado . . .

The 2011 Dishonest Reporting Award: The Guardian

The biggest shock isn’t who won the award but the fact that The Guardian has never taken the accolade before. A steady stream of biased and sometimes downright viciously anti-Israel articles and opinion pieces culminated in Deborah Orr’s anti-Semitic take on the Gilad Shalit prisoner swap.

But Deborah Orr was not the only reason that The Guardian stood head and shoulders above other media outlets vying for this year’s Dishonest Reporter Award. From PaliLeaks, op-ed space for terrorists, its response to Judge Richard Goldstone’s mea culpa, and more – we had to write a separate Top 10 Reasons The Guardian Won.

Click on the image below to see why The Guardian won.

(Read the full "2011 Dishonest Reporting Awards")

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