U.S. Media Bias

[novon]

I found this pretty interesting, just goes to show you how the media skews reality:

AMERICAN MEDIA GLOSSARY
For the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict - adapted from
"A Look at Biased Media Reporting on Palestine," by Mazin Qumsiyeh, MD

Many media monitors have noted the consistent usage of the terms as defined in this report. These terms have appeared in all news reports on all major networks including: ABC, NBC (MSNBC), CBS, CNN, and FOX, as well as the vast majority of newspapers and news magazines in the United States.

Retaliatory Attacks: Israeli killings of Palestinians.

Murders: (often preceded by adjectives such as "brutal" or "cold-blooded") Palestinian killings of Israelis.

Caught in the Crossfire: location where Palestinians are killed.

Escalation: any act of resistance of Israeli military occupation by Palestinians (includes stone-throwing).

Self Defense: any act of violence by Israelis (soldiers or settlers).

Terrorism: any act of violence by Palestinians (security officers of civilians).

Neighborhoods: exclusive Israeli settlements built illegally on Palestinian land occupied by the Israeli army.

Terrorist Infrastructure/Positions: Palestinian towns and neighborhoods.

Israeli: Jewish human being living in Israel.

Target: Palestinian human being living in West Bank or Gaza.

Victim: any Israeli killed by Palestinians (including soldiers actively engaged in attacking Palestinians in their own cities and towns).

Militant: any Palestinian resisting Israeli military occupation, whether violently or peacefully.

Bombings: attack committed by a Palestinian against Israeli civilians.

Air/Military Strikes: attacks committed by Israelis against Palestinian civilians.

Disputed Areas: Palestinian or Arab land under illegal Israeli military occupation since 1967. (Occupation declared illegal since 1967 by the UN Security Council - resolutions 242 and 338).

Security: term used to explain any act committed by the Israeli government in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. This includes land confiscation, extra-judicial killings, home demolitions, destruction of agricultural crops, road blockades, targeting and killing of journalists and medical relief workers, etc.

Measures: term used to refer to all human rights violations committed by Israeli military forces in the Occupied Palestinians territories. This includes: collective punishment, economic siege, arrests without warrant, denial of due process, torture in prisons, etc.

Alleged: any report from a Palestinian source, including eyewitnesses and medical relief workers.

Anti-Semite: any human being who criticizes the policies or actions of the state of Israel, including Adam Cohen, Jewish-American non-violent peace activist from New York City.

But: word preceding any statement Israeli officials make that disputes or disagrees with a Palestinian assertion.

GRAMMATICAL DIFFERENCES

Passive Voice: used when Palestinians are killed. Example: "Also in the West Bank, a Palestinian man was killed by Israeli gunfire overnight, a Palestinian source told CNN Tuesday morning."

Active Voice: used when Israelis are killed. Example: "Palestinian suicide bomber takes the life of a girl."

 

[Orsorum]

That's why I don't consult US media. BBC, the Independent, India Times, etc., taken collectively, provide a fairly well-rounded view of current events.

 

[Ornery]

Some Palestinians are murderous terrorists. Can't say the same for the Israelis, can ya? Why the hell would you want to side with terrorists, anyway? :frown:

 

[Random Variable]

Israelis are murderous terrorists who love, more than anything else, to make the Palestinian people suffer.

Do you feel better now?

 

[BDawg]

Since I know it will turn here...

there is no such thing as a liberal media

 

[whalen]

If you dont like it in the US, then feel free to leave. No one is keeping you here. If you think American media is the only skewed source of news, then you need a wake up call...

 

[pulse8]

It's those crazy Jews.

 

[Random Variable]

Originally posted by: pulse8
It's those crazy Jews.

Damn those Jews! Damn them, I say!

 

[NesuD]

If you really believe all that rubbish you posted then you need to _________________. fill in the blank

 

[woodie1]

I know of no media that is free of bias. To point out U.S. media bias without admitting that the rest of the world media has their slant on the news is myopic.

 

[CaptainGoodnight]

Originally posted by: Zakath15
That's why I don't consult US media. BBC, the Independent, India Times, etc., taken collectively, provide a fairly well-rounded view of current events.

I don't care for US media much either, but if your looking an unbiased media your looking in the wrong place. Its just a bias more to your liking.

 

[Amused]

So the news is "biased" for calling things the way they are?

Retaliatory Attacks: Israeli killings of Palestinians.

The Arabs started this conflict instead of setting up their own country.

Murders: (often preceded by adjectives such as "brutal" or "cold-blooded") Palestinian killings of Israelis.

What else would you call them?

Caught in the Crossfire: location where Palestinians are killed.

That's what happens when you wage war in and around your home and children with a far superior force.

Escalation: any act of resistance of Israeli military occupation by Palestinians (includes stone-throwing).

I have a gun, you have a handfull of rocks. Am I supposed to let you stone me to death? The Palestinians have been, and continue to be the aggressors here. It was not the Isrealis who started the latest "uprising" nor was it the Israelis who attacked the Arabs not once, not twice, not three times, but four times since 1947.

Self Defense: any act of violence by Israelis (soldiers or settlers).

What else would you call it?

Terrorism: any act of violence by Palestinians (security officers of civilians).

What else would you call it?

Neighborhoods: exclusive Israeli settlements built illegally on Palestinian land occupied by the Israeli army.

First, that's like calling LA an "illegal settlement." Secondly, I've only heard them called "settlements" by the media.

Terrorist Infrastructure/Positions: Palestinian towns and neighborhoods.

Again, the terrorists have set up, and are being supported by the civilian population. They are waging their "war" in and among their homes and children.

Israeli: Jewish human being living in Israel.

Yep

Target: Palestinian human being living in West Bank or Gaza.

Oh, come on.

Victim: any Israeli killed by Palestinians (including soldiers actively engaged in attacking Palestinians in their own cities and towns).

What else would you call someone who is killed as a result of 45 years of Arab aggresson?

Militant: any Palestinian resisting Israeli military occupation, whether violently or peacefully.

That's the definition of "militant."

Bombings: attack committed by a Palestinian against Israeli civilians.

What would you rather they be called? Explodings?

Air/Military Strikes: attacks committed by Israelis against Palestinian civilians.

The difference is, they don't target civilians who have not raised arms against their people.

Disputed Areas: Palestinian or Arab land under illegal Israeli military occupation since 1967. (Occupation declared illegal since 1967 by the UN Security Council - resolutions 242 and 338).

The UN can declare all the BS it wants. But where do you think Canada would be today if it acted against the US as the Arabs have acted against Israel?

Security: term used to explain any act committed by the Israeli government in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. This includes land confiscation, extra-judicial killings, home demolitions, destruction of agricultural crops, road blockades, targeting and killing of journalists and medical relief workers, etc.

Does it cover pro-Arab fairytales, too?

Measures: term used to refer to all human rights violations committed by Israeli military forces in the Occupied Palestinians territories. This includes: collective punishment, economic siege, arrests without warrant, denial of due process, torture in prisons, etc.

This is getting pathetic.

Alleged: any report from a Palestinian source, including eyewitnesses and medical relief workers.

Right, and Arab sources have a long history for truthfulness.

The perfect example is Arafat's wife standing in front of the First Lady, and claiming Israelis are poisoning Arabs.

Anti-Semite: any human being who criticizes the policies or actions of the state of Israel, including Adam Cohen, Jewish-American non-violent peace activist from New York City.

I've never seen the press directly call a Jew an "anti-semite."

But: word preceding any statement Israeli officials make that disputes or disagrees with a Palestinian assertion.

In the end, it is the truth the Arabs cannot stand. They've lost four major acts of aggresson and a 45 year long terror war, and now want the world to feel sorry for them. Sorry, but it ain't gonna happen. You might be able to fool some ignorant, naive college kids and house wives, but those of us who know the history know better.

 

[Vernor]

"Caught in the Crossfire: location where Palestinians are killed. "


Illustration

 

[Czar]

all that is extremely obvios so no new news, just a good summary

 

[IGBT]

There is no palastine..there are no palestinians.

 

[kherman]

Originally posted by: woodie1
I know of no media that is free of bias. To point out U.S. media bias without admitting that the rest of the world media has their slant on the news is myopic.

Ya, shouldn't point out Iraq's media now should we

 

[Random Variable]

Numerous media outlets in the Palestinian territories, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, etc. celebrate the murders of Israelis, and no one seems to think that's a problem. The world is so fvcked-up.

 

[FrancesBeansRevenge]

Why is the US (and Americans) expected not to be biased towards allies?
Why doesn't anyone jump up and down when the Arab countries choose sides and are biased towards the Palestinians?

Is there bias in the Palestinian allies' press?
Is the press from the closest ally of Israel supposed to magically not have any bias?

Who doesnt have bias? Everything is tainted by personal opinion and/or agenda.

Why is 'media bias' an issue seemingly aimed at the US only?

 

[sandorski]

Bias is bad and should be avoided, but it is inevitable. The consumers of the media are best *informed* through getting their news from a variety of media sources, this however is not always practical.

 

[Random Variable]

Few people seem to understand that "bias" is a subjective term. What seems biased to one person, seems neutral to someone else.

 

[bsd]

Originally posted by: woodie1
I know of no media that is free of bias. To point out U.S. media bias without admitting that the rest of the world media has their slant on the news is myopic.

youre sucha schmuck, you miss the big point of the issue, and im not going to outline it - just kiss it when alqaida keeps whipping you, and you cant do anything about it.

 

[bsd]

Originally posted by: Amused
So the news is "biased" for calling things the way they are?

Retaliatory Attacks: Israeli killings of Palestinians.

The Arabs started this conflict instead of setting up their own country.

Murders: (often preceded by adjectives such as "brutal" or "cold-blooded") Palestinian killings of Israelis.

What else would you call them?

Caught in the Crossfire: location where Palestinians are killed.

That's what happens when you wage war in and around your home and children with a far superior force.

Escalation: any act of resistance of Israeli military occupation by Palestinians (includes stone-throwing).

I have a gun, you have a handfull of rocks. Am I supposed to let you stone me to death? The Palestinians have been, and continue to be the aggressors here. It was not the Isrealis who started the latest "uprising" nor was it the Israelis who attacked the Arabs not once, not twice, not three times, but four times since 1947.

Self Defense: any act of violence by Israelis (soldiers or settlers).

What else would you call it?

Terrorism: any act of violence by Palestinians (security officers of civilians).

What else would you call it?

Neighborhoods: exclusive Israeli settlements built illegally on Palestinian land occupied by the Israeli army.

First, that's like calling LA an "illegal settlement." Secondly, I've only heard them called "settlements" by the media.

Terrorist Infrastructure/Positions: Palestinian towns and neighborhoods.

Again, the terrorists have set up, and are being supported by the civilian population. They are waging their "war" in and among their homes and children.

Israeli: Jewish human being living in Israel.

Yep

Target: Palestinian human being living in West Bank or Gaza.

Oh, come on.

Victim: any Israeli killed by Palestinians (including soldiers actively engaged in attacking Palestinians in their own cities and towns).

What else would you call someone who is killed as a result of 45 years of Arab aggresson?

Militant: any Palestinian resisting Israeli military occupation, whether violently or peacefully.

That's the definition of "militant."

Bombings: attack committed by a Palestinian against Israeli civilians.

What would you rather they be called? Explodings?

Air/Military Strikes: attacks committed by Israelis against Palestinian civilians.

The difference is, they don't target civilians who have not raised arms against their people.

Disputed Areas: Palestinian or Arab land under illegal Israeli military occupation since 1967. (Occupation declared illegal since 1967 by the UN Security Council - resolutions 242 and 338).

The UN can declare all the BS it wants. But where do you think Canada would be today if it acted against the US as the Arabs have acted against Israel?

Security: term used to explain any act committed by the Israeli government in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. This includes land confiscation, extra-judicial killings, home demolitions, destruction of agricultural crops, road blockades, targeting and killing of journalists and medical relief workers, etc.

Does it cover pro-Arab fairytales, too?

Measures: term used to refer to all human rights violations committed by Israeli military forces in the Occupied Palestinians territories. This includes: collective punishment, economic siege, arrests without warrant, denial of due process, torture in prisons, etc.

This is getting pathetic.

Alleged: any report from a Palestinian source, including eyewitnesses and medical relief workers.

Right, and Arab sources have a long history for truthfulness.

The perfect example is Arafat's wife standing in front of the First Lady, and claiming Israelis are poisoning Arabs.

Anti-Semite: any human being who criticizes the policies or actions of the state of Israel, including Adam Cohen, Jewish-American non-violent peace activist from New York City.

I've never seen the press directly call a Jew an "anti-semite."

But: word preceding any statement Israeli officials make that disputes or disagrees with a Palestinian assertion.

In the end, it is the truth the Arabs cannot stand. They've lost four major acts of aggresson and a 45 year long terror war, and now want the world to feel sorry for them. Sorry, but it ain't gonna happen. You might be able to fool some ignorant, naive college kids and house wives, but those of us who know the history know better.

are you a zionist?

 

[hagbard]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Some Palestinians are murderous terrorists. Can't say the same for the Israelis, can ya?

I can.

 

[hagbard]

Originally posted by: whalen
If you dont like it in the US, then feel free to leave. No one is keeping you here. If you think American media is the only skewed source of news, then you need a wake up call...

Lucky for me, I'm not American....and while every paper in every country has its own bias (we have Izzy Asper in Canada pushing the Israeli line), their is nothing to compare with the bias from N. American media and the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Its propaganda. To get perspective, you have to look elsewhere.

 

[dolph]

Originally posted by: bsd

Originally posted by: Amused
So the news is "biased" for calling things the way they are?

Retaliatory Attacks: Israeli killings of Palestinians.

The Arabs started this conflict instead of setting up their own country.

Murders: (often preceded by adjectives such as "brutal" or "cold-blooded") Palestinian killings of Israelis.

What else would you call them?

Caught in the Crossfire: location where Palestinians are killed.

That's what happens when you wage war in and around your home and children with a far superior force.

Escalation: any act of resistance of Israeli military occupation by Palestinians (includes stone-throwing).

I have a gun, you have a handfull of rocks. Am I supposed to let you stone me to death? The Palestinians have been, and continue to be the aggressors here. It was not the Isrealis who started the latest "uprising" nor was it the Israelis who attacked the Arabs not once, not twice, not three times, but four times since 1947.

Self Defense: any act of violence by Israelis (soldiers or settlers).

What else would you call it?

Terrorism: any act of violence by Palestinians (security officers of civilians).

What else would you call it?

Neighborhoods: exclusive Israeli settlements built illegally on Palestinian land occupied by the Israeli army.

First, that's like calling LA an "illegal settlement." Secondly, I've only heard them called "settlements" by the media.

Terrorist Infrastructure/Positions: Palestinian towns and neighborhoods.

Again, the terrorists have set up, and are being supported by the civilian population. They are waging their "war" in and among their homes and children.

Israeli: Jewish human being living in Israel.

Yep

Target: Palestinian human being living in West Bank or Gaza.

Oh, come on.

Victim: any Israeli killed by Palestinians (including soldiers actively engaged in attacking Palestinians in their own cities and towns).

What else would you call someone who is killed as a result of 45 years of Arab aggresson?

Militant: any Palestinian resisting Israeli military occupation, whether violently or peacefully.

That's the definition of "militant."

Bombings: attack committed by a Palestinian against Israeli civilians.

What would you rather they be called? Explodings?

Air/Military Strikes: attacks committed by Israelis against Palestinian civilians.

The difference is, they don't target civilians who have not raised arms against their people.

Disputed Areas: Palestinian or Arab land under illegal Israeli military occupation since 1967. (Occupation declared illegal since 1967 by the UN Security Council - resolutions 242 and 338).

The UN can declare all the BS it wants. But where do you think Canada would be today if it acted against the US as the Arabs have acted against Israel?

Security: term used to explain any act committed by the Israeli government in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. This includes land confiscation, extra-judicial killings, home demolitions, destruction of agricultural crops, road blockades, targeting and killing of journalists and medical relief workers, etc.

Does it cover pro-Arab fairytales, too?

Measures: term used to refer to all human rights violations committed by Israeli military forces in the Occupied Palestinians territories. This includes: collective punishment, economic siege, arrests without warrant, denial of due process, torture in prisons, etc.

This is getting pathetic.

Alleged: any report from a Palestinian source, including eyewitnesses and medical relief workers.

Right, and Arab sources have a long history for truthfulness.

The perfect example is Arafat's wife standing in front of the First Lady, and claiming Israelis are poisoning Arabs.

Anti-Semite: any human being who criticizes the policies or actions of the state of Israel, including Adam Cohen, Jewish-American non-violent peace activist from New York City.

I've never seen the press directly call a Jew an "anti-semite."

But: word preceding any statement Israeli officials make that disputes or disagrees with a Palestinian assertion.

In the end, it is the truth the Arabs cannot stand. They've lost four major acts of aggresson and a 45 year long terror war, and now want the world to feel sorry for them. Sorry, but it ain't gonna happen. You might be able to fool some ignorant, naive college kids and house wives, but those of us who know the history know better.

are you a zionist?

is zionist all of a sudden a bad word?