Israel and Palestine in the media

Now this is a challenging and thought-provoking post which shows how bias in newsreporting works (though of course it begs the obvious question about whose bias). It's here: Undercurrents Alternative News: Israel and Palestine in the media And here's a snippet to get you going: "the BBC tend to sit on the fence or lean more to the the right when reporting about Palestine. The Israeli organised media saturation campaign seems to be working. They wage a word war against anyone with an opinion about the middle east (the comments on this posting will probably be lively). Anyhow here is a compilation of how the BBC can report the Israeli attacks on Gaza in a more honest way.

BBC Reporting- 'Palestinians say Israeli F-16 bombers have launched a series of air strikes against key targets in the Gaza Strip, killing and injuring dozens of people.'
UNBIASED - The Palesting government has confirmed that Israel has used f16 bombers, funded by the USA, to launch attacks against key targets in the GAZA strip, killing over 100 and injuring 400 .

BBC reporting - 'Missiles destroyed security compounds run by the militant group Hamas in the centre of Gaza City, killing at least 120 people, Hamas officials said.'
UNBIASED - Missiles destroyed security compounds (such as police stations) in civilian areas, run by the democraticly elected government Hamas, in the centre of Gaza city, killing at least 120 people, government officials said."
Whether or not you agree with the word 'unbiased' in there, it is certainly a kind of role reversal in that it tends to grant the palestinian authority similar 'rights' in reporting that are granted to the Israeli government; and that's the eye-opener; suddenly we realise what assumptions are being routinely smuggled into the reporting.