In October 2024, journalists from some of the world’s largest and most influential news organizations—@WSJ, @nytimes, @BBC, & others—piled into armored vehicles & Jeeps. The Israeli military was about to take them for a ride: a guided tour of occupied southern Lebanese villages.

“We are, literally, in an area which still hasn’t been neutralized,” Lt. Col Roy Russo told reporters from the @BBC as tanks rolled past Lebanese homes. None of the reporters disclosed their status as guests of an extrajudicial occupying power. 🔗Read: thepublicsource.org/media-ethics-e…

BBC’s Lucy Williamson (@LucyWilliamson), clad in helmet & vest, amid the ruins of Lebanese homes. “Wow… wow,” she said, adding that Hezbollah was “well-prepared & well-armed.” She didn’t mention Israel’s illegal invasion, the civilian death toll, or multiple previous invasions.

“If Russia staged a similar embed, it’s unlikely that Western journalists would agree to embed under such conditions, with Russian troops in Ukrainian territory,” pointed out journalism professor Mohamad Bazzi (@BazziNYU).