How News Outlets Obtained Images of Hamas’ October 7 Terror Attack Is Soaked in Controversy

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I understand there’s a debate regarding journalists getting involved in the stories they cover. The number one rule is that you don’t become the subject. It’s a debate that’s been around for years, namely regarding the photojournalism of war-torn or poverty-stricken nations, which comes with horrid photos of death and destruction. For some, it could be disturbing that these reporters take pictures of extremely malnourished children in Africa and then go about their way, but that’s the ghoulish side of the business. 

 

Then, there’s having knowledge of a massive terror attack and doing nothing about it. Photographers from major publications, like The Associated Press, Reuters, The New York Times, and CNN, were embedded with Hamas on October 7 and followed the terrorists into Israel. There are some serious questions, though Honest Reporting, an outfit that tracks anti-Israel bias, goes so far as to accuse the photographers of potentially being complicit in a terror attack (via Honest Reporting): Read more, see Xs and video here.

This issue dominates voters' minds a year out from presidential election

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Americans shared their top voting priorities with Fox News one year out from the 2024 presidential election, and one issue was most prominent.

"Security for the country. Protecting our border," George said while on Music City's famous Broadway street. 

"Border security, 100% border security," Renee told Fox News. "It’s criminal it’s not closed with the state of the world today. Criminal."

"Gotta be the border," Bob mirrored. "We’re letting terrorists in. It scares the hell out of everybody."

Since taking office, President Biden has faced criticism for the worsening border crisis, as record numbers of migrants continue to cross into the U.S. During the 2023 fiscal year, Border Patrol encountered 3.2 million migrants, including 269,000 in September — both record-setting numbers, according to Customs and Border Protection data. Read more and see videos here.