War on Gaza - In the US, Gaza is a different war

Aljazeera by Habib Battah | Jan. 6, 2009 (News Analysis)

The images of two women on the front page of an edition of The Washington Post last week illustrates how mainstream US media has been reporting Israel's war on Gaza.

On the left was a Palestinian mother who had lost five children. On the right was a nearly equally sized picture of an Israeli woman who was distressed by the fighting, according to the caption.

As the Palestinian woman cradled the dead body of one child, another infant son, ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics, Business, Media
Topics: Genocide, Racism, War, Middle East, Israel, Palestine, Media and Politics, Ethics in Journalism, Mainstream Media, Democracy In the Middle East, Gaza
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jan 6, 2009 - 5:15 PM PST
Reviewed by: Dwight Rousu (review), Marsha Iverson (review)
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Jan 6, 2009 - 5:15 PM PST

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Marsha Iverson
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 by Marsha Iverson - Jan. 6, 2009

Excellent comparison of US vs international media coverage of the Israeli government's attacks on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Battah's quantitative analysis of information presented in news reports demonstrates a clear and documented bias--whether it is willful manipulation of opinion, disinterest, or lack of basic investigative skills on the part of the reporters. If we are to understand the crisis in Gaza, we must have accurate reporting.

The siege against the Gaza Strip is not a battle of equals--it is a massacre of captive civilians who cannot leave. And the reporting in most American media fails to face the catastrophic consequences to the 1.5 million Palestinian civilians trapped in this illegal, immoral action--in clear violation of the 4th Geneva Convention prohibition of collective punishment against civilian populations and noncombatants. This cataclysm is grave, tragic, and imbalanced. But accurate ... More »

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Jan. 6, 2009

Battah primarily addresses the extreme bias in U.S. reporting of the war on Gaza, and the Arab frustration with U.S. coverage. Numerous examples are provided. Quite extensive and graphic.

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