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ASU2003 · 01-04-2009, 11:54 AM

Is there a correct bias to have on the news though? Haaretz Daily Newspaper Israel, Israeli News Source is going to give you one side of things, Al Jazeera English - AJE will give you the other. It may be impossible for the reporters to get the other side of the story though if they don't have access. But they also use slang like homicide bombers and freedom fighters to make their core audience happy. But this is why I don't trust the news anymore, it's hard to get the whole picture from both sides in the 5 minutes they get on TV to talk about it.

(And I do think Hamas is at fault, but I think this should have been a job for Arab - UN militaries to work together and disarm Hamas/Gaza, not the Israeli military, but that is a whole other topic)

01-04-2009, 11:54 AM	#22 (permalink)
ASU2003 immoral minority Location: Back in Ohio	Is there a correct bias to have on the news though? Haaretz Daily Newspaper Israel, Israeli News Source is going to give you one side of things, Al Jazeera English - AJE will give you the other. It may be impossible for the reporters to get the other side of the story though if they don't have access. But they also use slang like homicide bombers and freedom fighters to make their core audience happy. But this is why I don't trust the news anymore, it's hard to get the whole picture from both sides in the 5 minutes they get on TV to talk about it. (And I do think Hamas is at fault, but I think this should have been a job for Arab - UN militaries to work together and disarm Hamas/Gaza, not the Israeli military, but that is a whole other topic) Last edited by ASU2003; 01-04-2009 at 12:03 PM..