An Example of Biased Reporting

phil — 10/29/2001 5:38:00 PM (archived)

http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/302/nation/18_slain_in_Pakistani_church+.shtml

Finally, the Boston Globe gets around to reporting the massacre of Christians in Pakistan, instead of continuous page 1 lamentations about civilian casualties in Afghanistan. And what does the writer do? In the allegedly factual article, the writer comes out of left field and blames the attack on (guess who) Bush, both for his choice of words and for his military strikes into Afghanistan. To doubly emphasise the writer's bias, the writer concludes with Pakistani quotes lambasting our military strikes. The reporter did admit that this information was NOT provided or claimed by the attackers, i.e. it is the reporter's conjecture.

-philw (typical Boston Globe {owned by NY Times nowadays} "reporting")

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An Example of Biased Reporting - phil - 10/29/2001 5:38:00 PM
- Re: Phil, everything is our fault, you know that . . . - D. Spires - 10/29/2001 7:04:23 PM
- Re: An Example of Biased Reporting - Tom Brosz - 10/29/2001 6:33:21 PM
  - Re: An Example of Biased Reporting - Tony - 10/29/2001 6:50:27 PM
- Only biased if you are desperately looking for it... - Tony - 10/29/2001 5:54:15 PM
  - Re: Only biased if you are desperately looking for it... - Marcia - 10/29/2001 6:25:16 PM
    - Re: Only biased if you are desperately looking for it... - Tony - 10/29/2001 6:55:48 PM
      - Re: Only biased if you are desperately looking for it... - phil - 10/29/2001 8:22:36 PM
      - Re: Only biased if you are desperately looking for it... - Marcia - 10/29/2001 7:58:49 PM
    - Sudan: 2,000,000 Chrisitans murdered, survivors ENSLAVED. Indonesia: X,000's massacred by good moslems. Nigeria: 100's murdered by Nigerian Army imposing Sharia on Chrisitans. Phillipines: Tiny Mosle… - ebnelson - 10/29/2001 6:41:05 PM
      - But Ed... - Mary Anne - 10/29/2001 2:35:24 PM
      - These headers really can be long.... - ebnelson - 10/29/2001 9:38:50 AM
- I don't see it Phil - alcaray - 10/29/2001 9:17:42 AM
  - Was Eisenhower also stupid? - Larry J - 10/29/2001 9:26:22 AM
    - I don't think we had Arab allies that we were in danger of losing in Ike's war. - alcaray - 10/29/2001 9:52:55 AM
      - Sounds like PC diplomacy to me - Larry J - 10/29/2001 9:59:53 AM
        
        Re: But there are allies in the Muslim world, aren't there?lomacy to me - Raoul - 10/29/2001 10:29:57 AM
        
        Respect is indeed a two way street ... - Larry J - 10/29/2001 10:44:49 AM
        
        Re: Sounds like PC diplomacy to me - alcaray - 10/29/2001 10:15:26 AM
        
        So, "crusade" is fighting words, but "holy war against America" isn't? - Larry J - 10/29/2001 10:23:10 AM
        
        PC, yes, but you are still missing the point - Tony - 10/29/2001 10:30:04 AM
        
        Just as an aside... - Mary Anne - 10/29/2001 2:42:04 PM
        
        If you go through life looking to be offended, ... - Larry J - 10/29/2001 10:39:40 AM
        
        Re: If you go through life looking to be offended, ... - phil - 10/29/2001 11:09:53 AM
        
        Re: If you go through life looking to be offended, ... - phil - 10/29/2001 11:09:51 AM

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