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Biased reporting of Israel/Palestinian Conflict
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What is the general opinion here on the reporting of the conflict. Do you feel that both sides are given equal good/bad press, or do you believe that one side is favoured?
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While the "defence wall" operation was going on, journalists didn't really get into why, but continued writing a lot of propaganda, which has now been proven wrong. ow I think it's about to change, after Bush's speech last night, making it clear that he wants Arafat OUT.
There is alot of bias going on, but it generally differs between both sides...studying a video clip of a BBC news bulletin you could see they were favouring the Palestinains...
The BBC is actually pretty good with regard to this. Personally I think they favour the Palestinians too much but there are many who think they are too biased toward the Israelis...That to me says theyve got the balance just right.
Another area that I find biased is in the reporting of deaths. When a suicide bomber strikes we hear all about the people killed, photos are released and names are put to the victims (especially children). Yet when Palestinians are killed, we only hear about numbers, which dehumanises the event - making it more palatable...