When reporting on the recent news story on Williamsburg were NYC prosecutors charged 5 individuals for beating a black man, one would think he is reading it in the biased NYT but no, its rather on the Yeshiva world news and other frum blogs and websites. We expect the frum news sites who we rely on for news reporting to keep it kosher and clean, but sadly that is not the case. The NYT actually had a pretty fair and balanced report. HERE
A blaring headline on YWN, HERE, NYPD arrests 4 members of williamsburg Chasidic community. A poor attempt to paint chasidim in a bad light. Then, no shock a quick look at the comments section were its up to the anons to spew their hate against yidden such as " Chasidism is not Judaism" or a full out attack against the Williamsburg Shomrim members and satmar chasidim in general.
The frum print Newspapers have a responsibility and accounting for what they publish. The frum blogs and websites is a wild west with no oversight and all anonymous. We must not get fooled by the name Yeshiva world or another yiddish sounding name as vos iz nies. For now you might as well rely on the NYT, at least there you wont expect them to be held for a higher kosher standard.
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