New York Times publishes note on coverage of Gaza hospital blast

The New York Times published a lengthy editor’s note Monday responding to criticism of its coverage of a deadly blast at a hospital in Gaza last week amid the ongoing fighting between Israel and Hamas.

The Times wrote that its initial coverage of the explosion Oct. 17 — and accompanying headline, news alerts and social posts — “relied too heavily on claims by Hamas, and did not make clear that those claims could not immediately be verified.”

“The report left readers with an incorrect impression about what was known and how credible the account was,” it said.