Words as weapons: How the Israel-Hamas war also turned language into a battleground
- Dec 7, 2023
- 1 min read
Updated: Jun 25
Since the Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel, the Associated Press and most American news organizations have defined Hamas as a “militant group.”
But not all news organizations.
More than 60 dailies owned by Alden Global Capital ran an editorial urging the news media to describe Hamas a “terrorist organization.”
Who’s right?
It depends who you ask, says Jonathan Kaufman, director of Northeastern’s School of Journalism.
“One of the complicating issues here is that everyone has a point,” Kaufman says.
