Ralph Nader’s open letter, republished in Pearls and Irritations (20th August), is both a cautionary tale and an act of principled advocacy. Above all, it is a plea for truth in reporting. Nader calls on his fellow journalists—here and everywhere—to do the hard yards: to actively research and report the true number of Gazans killed since the beginning of the genocide on 7 October 2023. To this day, mainstream media across the Western world continue to rely on data from the Gaza Ministry of Health. These figures—gathered under the most horrendous conditions—are entirely credible. On 22 August, the Ministry reported 62,004 violent deaths,...