RIGHT-CENTER BIAS
These media sources are slightly to moderately conservative in bias. They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by appealing to emotion or stereotypes) to favor conservative causes. These sources are generally trustworthy for information but may require further investigation. See all Right-Center sources.
- Overall, we rate The Jerusalem Post Right-Center biased based on editorial positions that favor the right-leaning government. We also rate them Mostly Factual for reporting rather than High due to two failed fact checks.
Detailed Report
Bias Rating: RIGHT-CENTER
Factual Reporting: MOSTLY FACTUAL
Country: Israel
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rank: MODERATE FREEDOM
Media Type: Newspaper
Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
History
The Jerusalem Post is an English-language daily newspaper based in Jerusalem, Israel. It was founded by Ukrainian-born American immigrant to Palestine, Gershon Agron in 1932, and originally published as the “Palestine Post” and in the British mandate of Palestine. In 1950 the name changed to The Jerusalem Post. For more information regarding its history, please see the National Library of Tel Aviv University. Inbar Ashkenazi is the CEO of Jerusalem Post Group, and Yaakov Katz is the Editor-in-Chief.
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Funded by / Ownership
In 1989, the paper was purchased by Hollinger Inc. for $17-million, which Canadian-born British Conservative Conrad Black owned. Conrad Black later was charged with “swindling his company, Hollinger International, of $60 million.” He was serving a prison sentence; however, in 2019, President Donald Trump pardoned him.
Mirkaei Tikshoret Group Ltd, jointly with CanWest, purchased the Jerusalem Post from Hollinger International in 2004 for $13.2 million. Later, CanWest lost its 50% share to Mirkaei Tikshoret Group Ltd. The Jerusalem Post is currently owned by Eli Azur, an Israeli businessman through Mirkaei Tikshoret, a Tel Aviv-based media company. Revenue is derived from advertising and a paid subscription.
Analysis
Until 1989, the Jerusalem Post’s political leaning was left-leaning as it supported the ruling Labor Party. After Conrad Black acquired the paper, its political position changed to right-leaning, when Black began hiring conservative journalists and editors. Eli Azur is the current owner of Jerusalem Post. According to Ynetnews, and a Haaretz article, “Benjamin Netanyahu, the Editor in Chief,” in 2017, Azur gave testimony regarding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pressure. Current Editor Yaakov Katz was the former senior policy advisor to Naftali Bennett, the former Prime Minister and head of the far-right political party, “New Right.”
Bias
In review, The Jerusalem Post covers Israeli and regional news with strongly emotionally loaded language with right-leaning bias with articles such as this “Country’s founding Labor party survives near extinction” and “Netanyahu slams settler leader for insulting Trump.” The Jerusalem Post also criticizes the Associated Press: “The Associated Press cooperated with Hitler’s Nazi regime, historian claims.” When it comes to sourcing the Jerusalem Post sources to itself and using large quotes from the New York Times and the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
A factual search reveals one Unsupported claim. However, on 9/4/2019, the Jerusalem Post published a false story that claimed Canada would receive 100,000 Palestinians from Lebanon. The Canadian Government denied this and asked the Jerusalem Post to correct their story, which they did.
During the 2023 Israel-Hamas conflict, the majority of stories favored the Israeli government, such as this Netanyahu to Hezbollah: If you attack, we’ll turn Beirut into Gaza. In general, the Jerusalem Post holds right-leaning editorial biases and is usually factual in reporting.
Failed Fact Checks
- “We believe we will offer in a year’s time a complete cure for cancer.” – Unsupported
- “People with blood type O [are] more protected against COVID-19” – Lacks Context (6/22/2020)
Overall, we rate The Jerusalem Post Right-Center biased based on editorial positions that favor the right-leaning government. We also rate them Mostly Factual for reporting, rather than High due to two failed fact checks. (D. Van Zandt 8/29/2016) Updated (M. Huitsing 12/07/2023)
Source: https://www.jpost.com/
Last Updated on December 7, 2023 by Media Bias Fact Check
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