A Matter of Opinion: Who's Trying to Silence Free Speech?

Jewish Exponent, May, 2002 by Tobin, Jonathan S.

Tobin, Jonathan S. Jewish Exponent 05-16-2002 For some readers of America's newspaper of record, it must have been the last straw. While there have been charges and arguments of The New York Times slanting its news and opinion pages against Israel, the front page of the May 6 issue was too much. Prominently displayed at the top of that front page was a photo of New York's annual "Salute to Israel" parade that was shot with the paraders far in the background and anti-Israel protesters looming in the foreground.

In the picture, a sign denouncing Israel was held facing the sidewalk rather than the parade, so that the Associated Press lensman could capture its message. The picture was purporting to tell a story that, according to the Times' own account of the...

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