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| March 24, 2011 |
| Media Analysis |
Media coverage of Jerusalem bombing
 Yesterday's bomb attack in central Jerusalem, in which a British woman was killed and dozens injured, was extensively reported in the print, online and broadcast media. In general, reports focused on depicting the scene and conveying facts about the injured, as well as highlighting how the attack represented the resumption of bombing in Jerusalem after a long period of calm. However, journalists writing news reports universally avoided applying the term terrorism to what happened (one headline in The Times referred to 'terrorists'), while some coverage appeared to paint Palestinian 'frustration' with the stalled peace-process as justification for detonating a bomb in a civilian area. Sympathetic depictions of the scene & reference to history of Jerusalem attacks Initial reports were vivid across the board, with descriptions of chaos, panic and the state of the injured setting the tone of coverage. Most items were also attentive to the fact that Jerusalem has not been bombed for a long time and noted the period between 2000 and 2004 when suicide and other attacks were very commonplace. |
| The Wire |
Reuters describes bomb attack as 'Palestinian strike'
 Wed. 23 Mar. 2011 @ 16.23 - Reuters claims "terrorist attack" is 'Israel's term for a Palestinian strike'. UPDATE @ 16.38 The wire service's news article reporting the Jerusalem bus station bombing initially stated:
Just Journalism contacted the editors to ask whether Reuters was reporting the bomb, deliberately detonated at a busy bus stop, as a 'Palestinian strike' and not any sort of 'attack'. Subsequently, the article has been edited. The sentence now reads (inaccurately):
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| The Wire |
MP condemns BBC coverage of Itamar attacks in Telegraph Thurs. 24. Mar. 2011 @ 14.20 - The Daily Telegraph publishes strongly-worded criticism of BBC media coverage of the Itamar killings, accusing the corporation of 'almost complete silence' due to anti-Israel bias. Louise Bagshawe MP, writing an op-ed on the BBC coverage, condemns what she perceives as the underreporting of the murder of the Fogel family on the 11th March. The article describes the brutal murders in gory detail, emphasising the barbaric nature of the attack. The Member of Parliament for Corby and Northamptonshire expresses her dismay at finding only two articles on the BBC website, both allegedly omitting important information: the first, a mere 'cursory description of the incident' and 'another focusing on Israel's decision to build more settlements, which mentioned the killings in passing'.
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| The Wire |
Israeli columnist attacks Israeli apprehension about Arab unrest in Guardian Wed. 23 Mar. 2011 @ 13.10 - The Guardian hosts Aluf Benn on its comment pages, voicing upset at lack of Israeli enthusiasm for region-wide turmoil. Editor-at-large and Haaretz columnist Aluf Benn is granted space in today's Guardian to express dismay about Israelis not being out in the streets celebrating the various revolutions and civil wars unfolding across the Arab world. In 'Israel is blind to the Arab revolution,' the journalist claims disapprovingly that:
Curiously, he makes no mention in his article of the fact that events over the last three months have provided Israelis with many reasons to be sceptical about how any 'reaching out' on their behalf might be received by the Arab populations in question. |
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