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I don't like these "experiments" as dang called them of allowing Reddit-like rage topics on HN. I can get that elsewhere.


It’s worth reading the thread - there is a lot here that was new to me and I follow the news and read the history of the region.


Notice the "experiments" only go one way. Where is the story of the NY Times viral starving child photo retraction on the front page?


By NY Times "retraction," I assume you are referring to this statement:

> Children in Gaza are malnourished and starving, as New York Times reporters and others have documented. We recently ran a story about Gaza’s most vulnerable civilians, including Mohammed Zakaria al-Mutawaq, who is about 18 months old and suffers from severe malnutrition. We have since learned new information, including from the hospital that treated him and his medical records, and have updated our story to add context about his pre-existing health problems. This additional detail gives readers a greater understanding of his situation. Our reporters and photographers continue to report from Gaza, bravely, sensitively, and at personal risk, so that readers can see firsthand the consequences of the war.

I hardly think that constitutes a retraction, nor do "pre-existing conditions" make the image of a starving child any less chilling, for me, personally.

The picture, for anyone curious: https://x.com/CallumHoare_/status/1947770415092314506




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