Whistleblowers accuse CPJ of 'shielding' Israel to appease donors

Whistleblowers accuse CPJ of 'shielding' Israel to appease donors

The organization's annual fundraiser drew $250,000 from Rupert Murdoch-owned media outlets last year

Whistleblowers accuse CPJ of ‘shielding’ Israel to appease donors

The Cradle | December 20, 2025 Current and former staff at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) have accused the organization of deliberately downplaying Israel’s war crimes in Gaza to placate pro-Israel donors, according to a report by Electronic Intifada published on 18 December. The whistleblowers claim CPJ CEO Jodie Ginsberg personally controls all Gaza-related research, blocking work that would reveal that the Israeli army deliberatel…