Monday, October 19, 2009

BBC on Gazan Children: Better than US news, but balance is deceptive

At least the BBC reports on the actual people of Gaza, unlike "our ‘Public’" media, NPR and PBS, or the corporate "news" outlets. But the BBC’s headline, "Gaza children struggle for education," misleads viewers, because it mushes over the Israeli government responsibility for the kids’ problems.
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2 comments:

  1. yasminOctober 19, 2009 at 11:19 AM

    Gaza children I understand, but Gazan children?  I guess we should put quotes around the word Gazan.

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  2. Jemmy HopeOctober 19, 2009 at 11:26 AM

    " But why is it that Haaretz's top correspondents – Amira Hass and Gideon Levy – write so much more courageously about the human rights abuses of Israeli troops (and war crimes) than the BBC has ever dared to do? Whenever I'm asked by lecture audiences around the world if they should trust the BBC, I tell them to trust Amira and Gideon more than they should ever believe in the wretched broadcasting station. I'm afraid it's the same old story. If you allow yourself to bow down before those who wish you to deviate from the truth, you will stay on your knees forever." (Robert Fisk)

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