Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of social media platforms and their role in Jewish life.
Social Media
The Latest
-
Film & TV Amy Schumer posts a Martin Luther King video in support of Israel — MLK’s daughter says Schumer should read her dad’s book
The comedian’s social media has been controversial since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel
-
Culture Reeling from tragedy and seeking support, Israel has a social media strategy — and it involves a lot of Harry Potter
Three weeks into the war, Israel is posting messages with pop stars, movie stars and a (once) beloved author
-
Culture Gaza hospital explosion poses questions about how to report to readers who don’t read
Journalists rely on tricks of the trade like attributions to imply doubt, but are readers paying attention?
-
Reporter's Notebook Your Israel and Hamas takes offend me — not as a Jew, but as a journalist
My colleagues and I are striving for balance. Sensationalist takes on social media are exhausting us
-
Culture The shifting narratives of the Gaza hospital bombing: 24 hours in a fog of war story
As the world scrambled to figure out who bombed a hospital in Gaza, people analyzed videos and spread unverified theories online
-
News How Biden condemned Hamas for rape before the IDF had evidence it happened
A close look at how social media and politics operate in the fog of war
-
Sports Sportswriter fired after disparaging NBA team’s tweet supporting Israel
The veteran NBA blogger had just landed his first full-time sports writing gig
-
Culture ‘My heart is shattered.’ ‘The world cannot sit on the fence.’ Natalie Portman, Sarah Silverman and more react to the Israel-Gaza War
Across social media — and even onstage in Vegas — celebrities showed their support for Israel
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Fast Forward Why neo-Nazis marched in Ohio this weekend, and almost every weekend in the US
- 2
Opinion The group behind Project 2025 has a plan to protect Jews. It will do the opposite.
- 3
Opinion Just about every interpretation of Trump’s narrow election victory is wrong
- 4
News Your complete guide to Trump’s Jewish advisers and pro-Israel cabinet
In Case You Missed It
-
Culture At 95, Shaindel Schreiber is still dispensing babka and advice on the Lower East Side
-
Fast Forward Fighting antisemitism is ‘an American issue’ not a Democratic or Republican one, says House Democratic leader
-
Fast Forward Netanyahu now faces arrest in several Western countries following ICC warrant
-
Film & TV Bonhoeffer biopic tells of a pastor turned would-be Hitler assassin — but is the story true?
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
