This kind of asymmetric language use is a deliberate framing choice which consistently creates a biased image of the conflict and quietly dehumanizes Israeli civilians, while erasing Arab and Muslim agency. The BBC claims to hold itself to high standards of impartiality, but when its journalists continually make language choices which deliberately distort the audience's view, they fail to meet that standard.
The Iranian regime is using schools and other civilian areas for military purposes just like its proxy Hamas. A new Shi'ite terror group popped up seemingly overnight after claiming responsibility for three anti-Jewish attacks in Europe. The record-breaking sale of Israeli cybersecurity company "Wiz" to Google required outside-the-box financial planning by Israel.
CNN's reports about Iran have amplified the Islamic Regime's propaganda. Interestingly enough, the outlet became the first U.S. network to enter the country following the start of the war, a privilege that remained entirely dependent on the permission of the Iranian government. But has that privilege come at the cost of journalistic freedom and unbiased coverage?
It’s extremely dispiriting that, with all Max Hastings’ erudition, he nonetheless succumbed to mind-numbingly banal cliches and ahistorical arguments about the root cause of violence and instability in the Middle East.
The BBC has shown in recent days that it is absolutely capable of drawing those lines, labelling potential propaganda, and clearly pushing back on guests making unverified claims when it comes to the Islamic Regime in Iran. It would seem that when the conflict involves Israel alone, as opposed to Israel and the US, the rules are applied somewhat differently.
Viewers of ABC News Live in the past 12 days may have thought they were watching Iranian State Media with the platforming of two Iranian regime mouthpieces, Trita Parsi (four times) and Negar Mortazavi, and no push back whatsoever by ABC.
AP shares without challenge propaganda from Mehr News Agency while also failing to disclose that its Iranian regime-controlled partner is owned by the Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization.
Political science professor and host of PBS' "Ivory Tower" program, Nina Moore, proved that she could push back on statements from her fellow academics at the roundtable when she wanted to. When Israel was slandered by Professor Anirban Acharya, Moore said nothing.
