tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post2869557729605637702..comments2024-03-29T00:24:13.128-04:00Comments on Daniel Greenfield / Sultan Knish Articles at DanielGreenfield.org : Media Bias Doesn't Take the Weekend OffDaniel Greenfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13575285186581875356noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-80843099386524877302007-02-11T14:25:00.000-05:002007-02-11T14:25:00.000-05:00Money and politics influences all media outlets. D...Money and politics influences all media outlets. Don't believe for a second any media outlet that claims to be fair and balanced. There's no such thing.Keli Atahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089132216830000713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-12322107495336384442007-02-11T07:22:00.000-05:002007-02-11T07:22:00.000-05:00Wow, the AP is biased! Gee, I never knew that!!!!Wow, the AP is biased! Gee, I never knew that!!!!yitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523302947845887661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-70543790280157395272007-02-09T14:35:00.000-05:002007-02-09T14:35:00.000-05:00Nice going. Would be nice if you parse more news ...Nice going. Would be nice if you parse more news articles when they appear.Chana @ Lemon Lime Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11656854855385193867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-16627893942059277842007-02-09T14:32:00.000-05:002007-02-09T14:32:00.000-05:00As for the very limited use of quotes from Jewish ...As for the very limited use of quotes from Jewish sources--the AP as many wire services--have a formula for reporting. They typically will choose a given side or angle, Bolster it with facts and quotes but to appear "balanced" will throw in a quote or two with an opposing opinion. It's for appearances only. <BR/><BR/>I'm pretty sure if you check online with some of the journalism mags and watch dog mags like Columbia Journalism Review you'll be able to confirm this.<BR/><BR/>Covering a story of an event that is currently happening shouldn't be all that difficult. In fact, it should be easy. Basic principals apply: never use single source articles; don't use first person narrative when covering an event, especially a controversial one. Quote as many sources with various opinions as possible. Use quotation marks, don't inject personal opinion in a news story. EVER.Keli Atahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089132216830000713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-15138600089804997602007-02-09T13:42:00.000-05:002007-02-09T13:42:00.000-05:00Ah, it seems they used an arab stringer. You'd thi...Ah, it seems they used an arab stringer. You'd think the AP would have learned something about the hazards of that by now. Guess they haven't...or just don't care.<BR/><BR/>Many times, the way I lead my story is based on the photo that will accompany it. In this case, we see masked arab muslims throwing stones. MASKED. That they are masked clearly implies criminality, yet the entire opening paragraph and remainder of the article gives an entirely different impression. That is, that the muslims are protecting their sacred site.<BR/><BR/>The AP reporter definitely went out of his or her way to describe what the Temple Mount means to muslims (nothing wrong with using correct terminology, and obviously the reporter was familiar with the correct arab terms) but a simple and quick Internet search would have provided the corect Beit HaMikdash and a little background on why it is sacred to us and what it means to our future.<BR/><BR/>Sacred versus venerated? Yup. Definitely marginalizes what it means to us.<BR/><BR/>My overall impression as conveyed by the reporter was that the arabs/muslims were protecting the temple mount from the Israelis.<BR/><BR/>From what I've read elsewhere, the real reason the muslims are protesting the repair of the ramp is that they don't want Jews to have any access at all. <BR/> <BR/>BTW, didn't they also throw stones at Sharon when he visited there years ago? I don't recall the exact circumstances, only that the muslims hurled stones at him.<BR/><BR/>It's information I would have used in this current article as it demonstrates a pattern of bad acts and total intolerance to any Jewish presence on the temple mount.Keli Atahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089132216830000713noreply@blogger.com