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Politics > Politics-USA |
| User: |
"JW" |
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03 Oct 2003 12:34:18 AM |
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WHAT'S IN AND WHAT'S NOT |
HonestReporting.com talks about the INS and OUTS of media
reporting on the M.E. conflict.
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Journalists covering the Mideast conflict have to answer a
hard question each day: "Given the range of newsworthy items that
constantly emerge, what should I run with, what's my story?" Whatever
they deem "in" will be zapped to tens of thousands of newspapers,
radio stations and TV screens worldwide; what's ruled "out" will
disappear from world consciousness. This, in a nutshell, is how the
media's content decisions shape public opinion.
In the past week, such decisions on three major topics fell
into a curious pattern ? when the news item challenged Israeli policy,
it made it "in," but when the item bolstered Israeli policy, it was
deemed "out":
1) Israeli Restrictions on Palestinians
IN: Both Reuters and the Associated Press released articles
on September 8 trumpeting a new Amnesty International report that
condemned, among other IDF practices, Israel's use of administrative
detention against Palestinians active in terror organizations.
OUT: The Israeli government's startling announcement that the
Palestinian perpetrators of the (Sept. 9) dual terror attacks in
Tsrifin (7 murdered, 30 wounded) and Jerusalem's Café Hillel (8
murdered, 50 wounded) were both, just six months ago, released from
administrative detention in an Israeli prison.
Israeli policy is to continue administrative detention when
necessary. The media's method of selective reporting, however, leaves
Israeli policy woefully unexplained.
2) Arafat and Peace
IN: Both Reuters and AP (Sept. 13) painted Yassir Arafat as a
peace-lover under siege. AP's headline was "Arafat Urges Israel to
Return to Peace Talks," while Reuters quotes Arafat saying, "I appeal
to you the Israeli people, together we can make peace."
OUT: That very day (Sept. 13), masked gunmen from Arafat's
own Fatah movement stormed the TV station Al Aribiya in Ramallah, held
the employees at gunpoint, then systematically destroyed their
equipment as "a warning" for unflattering reports on the PA.
Acknowledging his involvement, Arafat later apologized to Al Aribiya
in the middle of the night.
[The media frequently quote voices of dissent within Israeli
politics, but almost never bring equivalent Palestinian dissent. For
example, also deemed "out" this week was a remarkable voice of protest
from a prominent Palestinian journalist, who wrote an article in a
Palestinian daily critical of the Arafat-led PA's "all or nothing"
policy. Said Tawfiq Abu Bakr, "It is difficult to find a greater and
more deeply rooted culture of self-deception than that in our Arab and
Palestinian arena; a culture of daydreams in the height of a burning
summer. People cling stubbornly to rosy dreams and delude themselves
that these are the facts."]
Israeli policy is to remove Arafat, as an obstacle to peace,
enemy of Palestinian moderation, and undemocratic strongman. The
media's method of selective reporting, however, leaves Israeli policy
woefully unexplained.
3) Palestinian Schoolchildren
IN: Both Reuters and AP reported large gatherings of Ramallah
schoolchildren rallying in support of Yassir Arafat (Sept. 13). AP
adds the detail that the children shouted "With our souls and our
blood we defend Abu Ammar [Arafat's nom de guerre]," while Arafat
"waved and blew kisses from a window."
OUT: The Jerusalem Post reported that the children had some
other things to say (which apparently didn't interest AP and Reuters):
"I'm prepared to go to the Jews myself and to kill them wherever they
are," and "At school they tell us, go to liberate Palestine...We have
to carry out suicide attacks because the Jews are killing us."
And outside Arafat's compound, one group of supporters
shouted, "We will sacrifice millions of martyrs on the road to
Jerusalem."
Israeli policy is to remove Arafat's grip on Palestinian
culture, in order to eliminate the ongoing incitement in textbooks and
classrooms calling for the murder of Israeli citizens. The media's
method of selective reporting, however, leaves Israeli policy woefully
unexplained.
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Ever wonder how people are brainwashed? The above just gave
you a clue. What one leaves OUT is as important as what one puts IN.
JW
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| User: "Peter Vos" |
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| Title: Re: WHAT'S IN AND WHAT'S NOT |
03 Oct 2003 12:51:29 AM |
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JW <hotairheads2003@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:m82qnvgvdkdacrg1pjpv3tdsvl6ul35i9v@4ax.com:
HonestReporting.com talks about the INS and OUTS of media
reporting on the M.E. conflict.
[snip]
Ever wonder how people are brainwashed? The above just gave
you a clue. What one leaves OUT is as important as what one puts IN.
JW
There is a lot of truth to that statement... unfortunately, you undermine
your case by posting polemics in your other threads....
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| User: "JW" |
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| Title: Re: WHAT'S IN AND WHAT'S NOT |
09 Oct 2003 12:39:10 AM |
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On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 00:51:29 -0500, Peter Vos <pvos58@yahoo.com>
wrote:
Ever wonder how people are brainwashed? The above just gave
you a clue. What one leaves OUT is as important as what one puts IN.
JW
There is a lot of truth to that statement... unfortunately, you undermine
your case by posting polemics in your other threads....
Oh? Since when does controversy contradict the truth? I in
fact, reveal what the LOW-LIFE, JEW-HATERS on this NG, typically (and
conveniently), leave out.
JW
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