CBS memo sparks outrage: Journalists instructed not to acknowledge Jerusalem as part of Israel

The news organization's initial reasoning was that the control of the city was "the heart of the issue."
CBS News is facing backlash after an internal memo instructed journalists not to refer to Jerusalem as part of Israel, igniting criticism from media figures and raising concerns about journalistic integrity. The memo, sent by CBS News senior director of standards Mark Memmott in late August, emphasized the disputed status of Jerusalem, despite its recognition as Israel’s capital by the US government.

This directive, alongside internal tensions sparked by an interview conducted by CBS Mornings co-host Tony Dokoupil on anti-Israel perspectives, has fueled controversy both within CBS and across the media landscape.

Memmott’s email advised CBS News staff to avoid saying Jerusalem is in Israel, noting that "the status of Jerusalem goes to the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict." While the US embassy is in Jerusalem, and the Trump administration formally recognized it as Israel's capital in 2017, the memo emphasized that its status is disputed. Israel considers Jerusalem its "eternal and undivided" capital, while Palestinians claim East Jerusalem—captured by Israel during the 1967 war—as the capital of a future Palestinian state.

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CBS memo sparks outrage: Journalists instructed not to acknowledge Jerusalem as part of Israel

The news organization's initial reasoning was that the control of the city was "the heart of the issue."

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[Margery]

It's kind of a puzzle how some of these legacy main stream media are still functioning. Their ad revenue has plummeted, their viewer scores are way down and the more they go with the woke agenda they are doing the Bud Light thing all on their own.

I know in Canada the CBC just digs into the tax payer pocket with govt handouts, and Trudeau pays all the MSM that support him (with MORE tax dollars) but what's up with American media? How can they still keep the lights on with a business model that appears to be "lets shovel propaganda into the American people till they revolt".

 

[Tall Timbers]

It's kind of a puzzle how some of these legacy main stream media are still functioning. Their ad revenue has plummeted, their viewer scores are way down and the more they go with the woke agenda they are doing the Bud Light thing all on their own.

I know in Canada the CBC just digs into the tax payer pocket with govt handouts, and Trudeau pays all the MSM that support him (with MORE tax dollars) but what's up with American media? How can they still keep the lights on with a business model that appears to be "lets shovel propaganda into the American people till they revolt".

It's probably deep pocketed globalist benefactors. Otherwise I think they'd need to actually share real news instead of propaganda in order to keep the lights on.

 

[Batman]

Their actions are an instruction to me to not acknowledge them as having intelligence.

 

[AnyMinute]

Is this man wicked, ignorant or both? I don't know but I choose to side with God.

2 Kings 21:7
In Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my Name forever

Hmmm, I wonder what forever means?
Here's an article about what God has to say about Jerusalem

What is the significance of the city of Jerusalem? | GotQuestions.org

What is the significance of the city of Jerusalem? According to the Bible, why is the city of Jerusalem so important?

www.gotquestions.org

 

[3Nails4Given]

I refer to CBS as Fake News and haven’t watched them in years. They should be called the Communist Broadcasting System.

 

[Matthew6:33]

Is this man wicked, ignorant or both? I don't know but I choose to side with God.

2 Kings 21:7
In Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my Name forever

Hmmm, I wonder what forever means?
Here's an article about what God has to say about Jerusalem

What is the significance of the city of Jerusalem? | GotQuestions.org

What is the significance of the city of Jerusalem? According to the Bible, why is the city of Jerusalem so important?

www.gotquestions.org

Yes, also remember the UN said Israel has to relinquish part of Israel including old Jerusalem to the PA in the next 12 months!!