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NY Times front-page image of emaciated Gaza toddler sparks backlash, then an editors’ note

JL;DR SUMMARY The New York Times faced backlash after publishing a front-page image of an emaciated Gaza toddler, initially attributing his malnourishment solely to the conflict in Gaza. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HamasGazaNew York TimesCensorshipHumanitarian AidPhotojournalismMedia CriticismMalnutritionInternational Reporting

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Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"A haunting photo of an emaciated toddler cradled by his mother dominated the front page of Fridays New York Times, quickly becoming a symbol of the hunger crisis in Gaza."
Italy
"COGAT denounced the use of photographs of another emaciated Gazan boy, noting that he had been evacuated for medical treatment to Italy in June."
Israel
"Some of the physicians said they themselves were going without adequate food. And many other independent news outlets have reported stories about acute hunger, sometimes including photographs of Mohammed alongside pictures of other emaciated children that have not been contested."

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