A Journalist’s Critique
A veteran Italian journalist issues a searing, detailed critique of her colleagues' biased Mideast coverage.
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July 17, 2003
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A veteran Italian journalist issues a searing, detailed critique of her colleagues' biased Mideast coverage.
A one-month study of Reuters headlines reveals clear bias in Reuters' Mideast coverage.
The AP and ABC News report terrorist attacks in central Israel as occurring "near the West Bank"
The media displace the road map's terms with those of the hudna — an internal Palestinian deal.
The Washington Post refers to both terrorists and settlers as "militant," blurring two separate definitions of the term.
An inaccurate AP caption identifies a non-existent movement for peace on the Palestinian street.
Vicious anti-American material fills the Palestinian and Arab press, without due notice from Western media.
This week, there were two historic political events in the Middle East. In one, Israeli
The media translate "hudna" as "truce," misrepresenting the term's religious, historical and modern meaning.
Continued media use of the terms "tit-for-tat" and "cycle of violence" contradicts the actual nature of the conflict.
The New York Times falsely defines Hamas
Reporting on the IDF operation, the media convey five prevalent anti-terror myths.
Salon and MSNBC disregard Palestinian road map delays and blame Israel for Abu Mazen
A Toronto Sun column replete with inaccuracies claims the road map is only good for Israel; also, AP misrepresents Camp David.
As a summit meeting approaches, the media misrepresent the road map and strike a suspicious pose toward Sharon.
Israel's cabinet accepts the road map, but is determined to avoid Oslo
The Scotsman takes a more radical stance on Israel than Gazan Palestinians do themselves.
The media's new term for Israeli terror victims — "bystanders" — masks the true, civilian target of Palestinian terror.
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