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Why Is ‘The New York Times’ Not Disclosing a Source’s Ties to Hamas?
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Why Is ‘The New York Times’ Not Disclosing a Source’s Ties to Hamas?
An UNRWA employee surveys wreckage in Gaza. The New York Times has quoted Hussein Owda four times without mentioning his work history suggesting links to Hamas. (Majdi Fathi via Getty Images)
The NYT, NBC News, and Al Jazeera all called the same man to explain strife in Gaza: Hussein Owda. None revealed that he worked for the Hamas-controlled government.
By Olivia Reingold
10.22.24 — International
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On October 7, 2024—one year after Hamas invaded Israel, murdering 1,200 people—The New York Times published an episode of its flagship podcast, The Daily. It featured two men on opposite sides of the conflict: an Israeli man who’s moved from hotel to hotel after Hamas destroyed his community, and a father trying to survive in Gaza. 

But while the Israeli…

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Olivia Reingold

Olivia Reingold cocreated and executive produced Matthew Yglesias’s podcast, Bad Takes. She got her start in public radio, regularly appearing on NPR for her reporting on indigenous communities in Montana. She previously produced podcasts at Politico, where she shaped conversations with world leaders like Jens Stoltenberg.

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