Tag Archives: Media Bias

An AP WTF?! moment

Posted on 04/26/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Get a load of this gem in the AP. In a story about Jordanian police preventing the smuggling of ancient scrolls out of Jordan, we read: Ziad al-Saad says the manuscripts were reportedly found by a Bedouin. He says the … Continue reading →

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Thursday news roundup

Posted on 04/14/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Goldstone commision to Israel: Oh, please. The fix was in, deal with it. Three of Dickie Goldstone’s compatriots took out an unpaid ad in the Guardian to effectively say, “Neener neener neener, we’re not wro-ong! Am not am not am … Continue reading →

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The Sunday media bias post, now with extra hypocrisy!

Posted on 04/10/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Hamas is still firing rockets into Israel. So of course, the world media are concentrating on how Israel is “pounding” Gaza. And the Arab League, using the newly-issued R2P (responsibility to protect) hobbyhorse, wants the UN to authorize a no-fly … Continue reading →

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Hamas doubling down on civilian rocket attacks

Posted on 04/09/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Iron Dome did its job again, but Hamas and its fellow terrorists are shelling Israel on a constant basis. But the war crimes of the terrorists continue: Meanwhile, the IDF continues to hunt down rocket -aunching cells, which military officials … Continue reading →

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Casus belli: Deliberately targeting school buses

Posted on 04/08/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Two years ago, I wrote about Hamas terrorists deliberately targeting Israeli schoolchildren, and the lack of response from the world. Today, history repeats itself. Hamas terrorists deliberately targeted a schoolbus yesterday, using a laser-guided anti-tank missile to make sure of … Continue reading →

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Beating a dead horse: The anti-Israel meme continues

Posted on 04/08/2011 by Meryl Yourish

In today’s updates on Israel’s attacks on Hamas terrorists, who fired 45 missiles into Israel yesterday, we learn that Israel is now attacking Hamas during a truce. This is the AFP, which is a wire service used throughout Europe: Israel … Continue reading →

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Hamas wants war with Israel; media wants to whitewash Hamas

Posted on 04/08/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Yesterday, Hamas declared their pretend unilateral cease-fire, after lobbing 45 missiles—including a Grad rocket shot down by the Iron Dome defense system before it could hit Ashdod—into southern Israel. The reason for the cease-fire? Well, this time, Netanyahu unleashed the … Continue reading →

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Bias? What anti-Israel bias?

Posted on 04/07/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Get a load of this headline from AFP:      Israel pounds Gaza, kills 3 after missile hits bus And here’s the lede: Gaza militants on Thursday fired an anti-tank missile at an Israeli school bus, critically injuring a teenager, prompting the … Continue reading →

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Terrorists up the ante; media bias still the same

Posted on 04/07/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Terrorists from Gaza have been deliberately firing rockets and missiles during the times when children are going to and from school. It’s been a miracle that so far, a major catastrophe has not occurred. Today, they hit a schoolbus minutes … Continue reading →

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Windy Tuesday briefs

Posted on 04/05/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Last night I’m pretty sure I saw a witch riding on her broomstick, thumbing for a hitch. UNHRC to Goldstone: Nyah nyah nyah, it is too true! The execrable United Nations Human Rights Council says that Goldstone’s op-ed, where he … Continue reading →

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The titleless Monday briefs (now with title!)

Posted on 04/04/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The objective media shows its Israel bias: Say, remember my former coblogger, Soccerdad? You know what he was wondering this weekend? Why Goldstone’s op-ed was published in the Washington Post, when his three previous pieces were in the New York … Continue reading →

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Really bad metaphor, Dave

Posted on 03/30/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Via Commentary, we get this account of why Media Matters hates conservative media outlets: Media Matters had always packaged itself differently than the right’s Media Research Center and Accuracy in Media. It said it was looking for misinformation, not bias. … Continue reading →

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The Seriously? briefs

Posted on 03/29/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Media bias fatigue sets in: Really, I’m too tired to parse the anti-Israel bias here. You do it. (Hint: Palestinians acting unilaterally? Not an impediment to peace. Israel acting unilaterally? OHMIGODTHEY’REDESTROYINGPEACE!!!!!!!!) This is what passes for history at Salon: Unbelievable. … Continue reading →

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The Ugh, it’s Monday briefs

Posted on 03/28/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The anti-Israel bias: So subtle even I missed it. I read this story yesterday, and it seemed pretty even-handed for the most part. At least, there weren’t any glaring anti-Israel remarks, except of course, the Gaza war “including 900 civilians” … Continue reading →

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AP: All the Propaganda that’s fit to print

Posted on 03/27/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The AP should change its name to All Propaganda. Witness: Israeli airstrike kills 2 Gaza militants1 Israeli aircraft struck a Palestinian rocket squad in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing two militants2 as the military prepared to activate a new … Continue reading →

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They’re not interested in the truth

Posted on 03/25/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The AP dutifully releases another report of “violence” between Israelis and Palestinians. The headline says that both sides suffered injuries. Israeli, Palestinian hurt amid rise in violence The lead concentrates on the effect, then cause, which is how the media … Continue reading →

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Update on the Jerusalem bombing

Posted on 03/23/2011 by Meryl Yourish

A woman has died from her injuries, and the AP still can’t bring itself to blame Palestinians in the headline. And we also have the “cycle of violence” theme redux. Note the language. “A bomb struck” the bus stop. It … Continue reading →

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Palestinian terrorists bomb Israel, AP can’t figure out whodunit

Posted on 03/23/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Palestinian terrorists managed to get a bomb through the Israeli defenses and blew up a telephone booth at a crowded bus station in the heart of Jerusalem today, wounding 25, but so far, no deaths. Terror in capital: At least … Continue reading →

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The AP: Hamas propagandists

Posted on 03/20/2011 by Meryl Yourish

The AP spins, spins, spins for Hamas. Imagine that the Mexican drug lords sent fifty mortar shells into Texas. Imagine the worldwide headlines, and the angles of the articles. Now turn your attention to yesterday, when Palestinian terrorists sent a … Continue reading →

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Always the subtle anti-Israel bias

Posted on 03/16/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Israel intercepted a ship carrying advanced Iranian arms to Syria. Here’s the lead of the latest story. Note the words in bold. Israeli officials are displaying thousands of bullets, mortar shells and anti-ship missiles they say were seized from a … Continue reading →

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