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YouMorons · 03-03-2002, 08:39 AM

Yet again, we see an amazing bias in the American news media. Look at this headline:

"Palestinian Attacks Kill 21 Israelis."

Horrific news, granted, and very newsworthy. But only YESTERDAY, when as many as 30 Palestinians were killed, including ten children under 18 years old and 2 babies (according to The Guardian newspaper, www.guardian.co.uk), the US headlines read:

"Israeli Raids Cloud Peace Initiative."

NOT: "Israeli Raids Kill 30 Palestinians."

Notice that the US media almost never assign blame to Israel for any killings. Palestinians casualities are rarely in the headlines while Israelis are "killed by Palestinians." In one example of particularly bad journalism, NPR's Israel correspondent Linda Gradstein reported a "day of relative calm" on a day when some 16 Palestinians were killed. The US media clearly assign more value to Israeli lives than to Palestinian. (for more on this issue, see the FAIR link below)

Also note that in this story, the Palestinian "celebrations" of this horrific violence are discussed, but the racist calls for "death to Arabs" chanted by Israelis in Jerusalem are notably not mentioned in the article. The BBC and the Independent (www.independent.co.uk) report that BOTH sides engaged in deplorable calls for more violence. Why did the US media ignore the Israeli racism?

Don't take my word for this. Check the following media watch groups for more on this issue:

FAIR (Fairness and Accuraccy in Reporting):
http://www.fair.org/

Institute for Public Accuracy
http://accuracy.org/

Media Monitors Network
http://www.mediamonitors.net/

And for a wider breadth of news coverage, get AWAY from US media. Try other sources, including the Israeli media (which is FAR less pro-Israel than the US media). For example:

Ha'aretz: www.haaretzdaily.com (liberal-leaning)
Jerusalem Post: www.jpost.com (conservative-leaning)

And try the European press:

http://news.bbc.co.uk
http://www.guardian.co.uk

03-03-2002, 08:39 AM
YouMorons Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 31	Yet again, we see an amazing bias in the American news media. Look at this headline: "Palestinian Attacks Kill 21 Israelis." Horrific news, granted, and very newsworthy. But only YESTERDAY, when as many as 30 Palestinians were killed, including ten children under 18 years old and 2 babies (according to The Guardian newspaper, www.guardian.co.uk), the US headlines read: "Israeli Raids Cloud Peace Initiative." NOT: "Israeli Raids Kill 30 Palestinians." Notice that the US media almost never assign blame to Israel for any killings. Palestinians casualities are rarely in the headlines while Israelis are "killed by Palestinians." In one example of particularly bad journalism, NPR's Israel correspondent Linda Gradstein reported a "day of relative calm" on a day when some 16 Palestinians were killed. The US media clearly assign more value to Israeli lives than to Palestinian. (for more on this issue, see the FAIR link below) Also note that in this story, the Palestinian "celebrations" of this horrific violence are discussed, but the racist calls for "death to Arabs" chanted by Israelis in Jerusalem are notably not mentioned in the article. The BBC and the Independent (www.independent.co.uk) report that BOTH sides engaged in deplorable calls for more violence. Why did the US media ignore the Israeli racism? Don't take my word for this. Check the following media watch groups for more on this issue: FAIR (Fairness and Accuraccy in Reporting): http://www.fair.org/ Institute for Public Accuracy http://accuracy.org/ Media Monitors Network http://www.mediamonitors.net/ And for a wider breadth of news coverage, get AWAY from US media. Try other sources, including the Israeli media (which is FAR less pro-Israel than the US media). For example: Ha'aretz: www.haaretzdaily.com (liberal-leaning) Jerusalem Post: www.jpost.com (conservative-leaning) And try the European press: http://news.bbc.co.uk http://www.guardian.co.uk __________________ Think before you talk, know the facts.