This is an on point analysis of the bias and other colonialist practices of mainstream Western media that are so badly impacting how we understand and address conflicts and crises. Until we address these issues of outsiders interests and biases dominating the story we tell about ‘others,’ the public is not going to be well informed or able to engage effectively.
There is also a book mentioned in the article that I highly recommend, Humanitarian Journalists. It is a deep dive into an alternative approach to reporting that addresses some of the systemic problems with out news coverage.
The problems of international news coverage will not be resolved by simple appeals to journalistic codes without addressing deeper systemic issues.
Source: Biased Gaza coverage is the tip of a much larger media iceberg, The New Humanitarian, Patrick Gathara, Senior Editor for Inclusive Storytelling, 2/24/24
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