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Fairness in Covering Mideast Violence |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / MEDIA IN REVIEW |
| Author: Kate Tsubata |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 9/1/2003 |
| Size: 2,284 Words, 14,550 Characters |
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In the midst of intense fighting between the Palestinians and Israelis in the Middle East, a more subtle battle is being waged by both sides to influence how the conflict will be viewed almost halfway across the world. At stake in what is essentially a PR war is how each will be seen in the American media and, ultimately, in the minds of the American people.
The Palestinians and Israelis not only struggle over the land they jointly occupy but over words used to describe themselves, each other, and the events of their shared history. Media-watch organizations from both camps scrutinize the news for words that seem to degrade their own side and uplift the other. Caught in the middle of this particular cross fire are the journalists, whose commitment to objectivity is often the first casua...
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...o come up with something different than the same old, same old.
As Hanania puts it: "The conflict is not between Palestinians and Israelis. It is between those who support peace through compromise and those who don't. The real dividing line separates extremists from moderates.
"The Palestinian and Israeli extremists using terrorism to prevent peace," he concludes, "are on the same side."
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