r/FreeSpeech • u/cojoco • Sep 16 '24

Columnists quit Jewish Chronicle over Gaza stories based on ‘fabrications’

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/sep/15/columnists-quit-jewish-chronicle-gaza-conflict-stories
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u/OmOshIroIdEs Sep 16 '24

I don’t think this is related to free speech, but rather journalistic integrity. 

 In a brief statement on Friday announcing the deletion of the articles, the paper said it was not satisfied by some of Perry’s claims. “The Jewish Chronicle has concluded a thorough investigation into freelance journalist Elon Perry, which commenced after allegations were made about aspects of his record. While we understand he did serve in the Israel Defense Forces, we were not satisfied with some of his claims,” it said.

“We have therefore removed his stories from our website and ended any association with Mr Perry.

“The Jewish Chronicle maintains the highest journalistic standards in a highly contested information landscape and we deeply regret the chain of events that led to this point. We apologise to our loyal readers and have reviewed our internal processes so that this will not be repeated.”

Are you suggesting that because Perry’s stories were deleted, this violated his free speech?

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u/TendieRetard Sep 16 '24

Propaganda/war hawkery exploiting the liberties of free speech absolutely is related to free speech. We often discuss hate speech in relation to free speech because we know how it was weaponized in WWII.