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Inclusion of the employee "pledge" to Israel and the transatlantic alliance

I am a new Wikipedia editor, but I have been a longtime reader and donor. This is actually the first time I have ever been so stunned by an article that I felt the need to say something. I'm sorry, but I am a journalist by trade, and including this alleged pledge to Israel and its allies is beyond unnecessary for the first section of a page. In terms of politics, at least as the public perceives it, this is likely not relevant. Is this not the kind of content that should be placed in the controversy section? This just seems odd and targeted. 37.170.126.129 (talk) 01:58, 21 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Why is it not relevant? 2603:8080:3EF0:7930:10CF:FA61:D740:B6B6 (talk) 16:35, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good point. I've removed it from the lede. --Hipal (talk) 15:53, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Chabad-Lubavitch Story

There is no solid source listed listed for the discussion of the Chabad-Lubavitch article which backs up the claims. Rather, there are two Israeli-aligned sources. Which is fine, but not as evidence that it was "widely criticised"--which JTA, the much more solid source, doesn't claim. Without adequate sourcing, should the section be removed? Be-Plants (talk) 23:18, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gallup/Knight Foundation survey for political ideology

I'm cringing a bit at the reference, but assuming that no one will argue that it's unreliable:

The polling was used to identify the sources that they list, Politico being one. The ideology classification comes from the procedure described in the report, based upon ratings from AllSides and Media Bias/Fact Check. As such, I think it is safe to say that the categorization applies to American political categories only, and that needs to be clear in the article content. As far as what other context is appropriate for it, I think Centrism_by_country#United_States would be inappropriate, Centrism fits, as does Political moderate. Is there something more appropriate? Rationale for a preference between centrism vs political moderate?

Without more context, and more coverage specific to Politico, it seems UNDUE. Can we find references that provide the necessary context and depth to avoid what comes across as a LABEL? --Hipal (talk) 15:29, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Can you drop in a link to what you are talking about? Novellasyes (talk) 16:38, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ideologically, Politico's coverage has been described as moderate on American politics.^[1]

Removed here after recent editing to it and similar content since Aug 29. --Hipal (talk) 17:38, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The survey was of Americans, asking them what they thought of Politico's coverage, whether it was liberal, moderate or conservative. The results were that it was moderate.Nothing at all restricting it to American politics - that is a judgment that is being imposed in the article but not found in the source. Given that Politico's american site covers national and international politics, it is probably a wrong judgment. In any event, it is imposing a distinction that is not present in the source, and wrongly attributing it to a source.

If you want a link to explain "moderate", best to go to "political moderate". Anything else would be imposing your own value judgment. 104.195.202.130 (talk) 18:47, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Re: asking them what they thought of Politico's coverage, I have explained why this is not the case. The polling only identified the sources. --Hipal (talk) 19:07, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with removal, as it seems UNDUE given the ref. Apologies for restoring it. --Hipal (talk) 17:38, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

References

1. "American Views 2020: Trust, Media and Democracy" (PDF). Knight Foundation. November 9, 2020. p. 57. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2021.

Hirsh resignation

Politico editor Michael Hirsh resigned in November 2016 after publishing the home address of white supremacist Richard B. Spencer on Facebook.^[1]

1. Wang, Christine (November 22, 2016). "Politico editor resigns after sharing addresses of white nationalist on Facebook". CNBC. Archived from the original on November 24, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2016.

After looking at this closely, I don't see how it is DUE, but rather NOTNEWS. This article is about Politico, not Hirsh. Maybe with better sources, written around Politico's perspective. Given the situation and the legal issues around it, I don't expect we will no beyond what's suggested by the quote in the ref. I've removed the content. --Hipal (talk) 01:56, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Antisemitism accusation

In March 2019, Politico was accused of antisemitism when it published an article depicting imagery of presidential candidate U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders next to money trees. Sanders, one of two Jewish candidates for the 2020 U.S. presidential election, was targeted for the amount of wealth he accumulated over his lifetime.^[1] Politico staff writer Michael Kruse wrote the article detailing the senator's wealth, writing that Sanders "might still be cheap", according to one of the senator's friends, "but he's sure not poor", which was criticized as combining two antisemitic tropes (Jews are cheap; Jews are rich). Politico's official Twitter account used the quote to share the story; the tweet was later deleted.^[2]

1. Auber, Tamar (March 25, 2019). "AOC Calls Out Politico for 'Anti-Semitic' Tweet Labeling Bernie Sanders as 'Rich' and 'Cheap'". Mediaite. Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
2. Browden, John (May 25, 2019). "Ocasio-Cortez, progressives trash 'antisemitic' Politico illustration of Bernie Sanders". The Hill. Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2020.

This is a one-off, and WP:MEDIAITE applies. With just The Hill as a reference, this looks like WP:NOTNEWS with neither ref including a response from Politico despite the months between their publication. I've removed it.

As for the three refs in the attempt to expand the section: the op/ed shouldn't even be considered, WP:HUFFPOLITICS, and the piece from The Tablet appears to be another op/ed. --Hipal (talk) 02:21, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]