11-16-2004, 02:52 PM | #1 | ||
Dracolich
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The first one from Al-Jazeera who give an account of coverage on MSNBC and CNN. By all reasonable accounts, I think that the MSNBC one especially is surely not good journalism and definitely not respectful to the dead. Not the kind of comments I would wish to see about anyone if I was watching the news - I expect intelligent comments, both sides of the argument and a balanced debate.
It also ties in well with the rather awful Daily Mirror article posted in the 'Insulting Americans' thread in the more general discussion of media standards. Although I would (perhaps unreasonably?) expect higher standards from television media - certainly similar contents to the Daily Mirror article would never ever be shown on a TV news show in the UK. The order is slightly mucked up because of picture captions etc. Original article here, but my quote is the complete thing. http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exer...9000AAFA22.htm Quote:
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11-16-2004, 03:16 PM | #2 |
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I thought our broadcasters were too liberal? Make up your mind wouldya?
Arafat was a stinky little rat. I hope he found peace -- but if there is a hell, he's in it. And, if that idiot Imus is "journalism," then Howard Stern is an NPR sexual healing session. [ 11-16-2004, 03:18 PM: Message edited by: Timber Loftis ] |
11-16-2004, 06:21 PM | #3 |
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There is no law that anyone in the US media--or any news service, for that matter--has to like anyone. Universal acceptance is the fantasy of kindergarteners, so they need to grow up.
Arafat was a terrorist, a murderer, and apparently a thief (albeit a rich one). Why would anyone mourn his passing? Even the Palestinians are better off with him gone. On the other hand, statements that the Palestinian people are animals is going too far; Imus et al should apologize for those comments and comport themselves with more professional dignity.
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