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Gaza war coverage in NYT and other major US newspapers heavily favors Israeli narratives

  • 1.  Gaza war coverage in NYT and other major US newspapers heavily favors Israeli narratives

    Posted Jan 11, 2024 02:50 PM

    FYI, a new study from independent media outlet The Intercept that found Gaza war coverage in the New York Times and other major US newspapers heavily favors Israeli narratives. "The Intercept collected more than 1,000 articles from the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times about Israel's war on Gaza and tallied up the usages of certain key terms and the context in which they were used. The tallies reveal a gross imbalance in the way Israelis and pro-Israel figures are covered versus Palestinians and pro-Palestinian voices - with usages that favor Israeli narratives over Palestinian ones."

    https://theintercept.com/2024/01/09/newspapers-israel-palestine-bias-new-york-times/

    -- Mark



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    Mark Hudson
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