This is not reporting. It’s not journalism. It’s not news. It’s political and ideological spin. And it’s eroding the very freedoms that give these outlets the right to free press in the first place.
You could have omitted the word “Media.” Based on comments from people like Chris Murphy, Bernie Sanders, AOC, Ro Khanna, and their ilk, it is evident that the left-wing wants the Islamic dictatorship to win.
This is an incredibly powerful essay. How do we get this out there to the people who need to read it? The manipulation of events and the propaganda that is now everywhere is going to end very badly for all of us, not just the Jews!
Try telling any of this to my Jewish liberal brother. Telling these New York Times liberals the NYT by is biased is like telling a Muslim the Koran is not a book of peace and inclusion
In all fairness, 'journalism' has always been a biased industry. Just look at the articles written prior to and during the American Civil War, or how the NYTs glowed about Lenin and Stalin, and downplayed Hitler's regime. What is different today is that the news media is nearly totally staffed by students of journalism from the most progressive schools. The traditional outlets are fighting for a decreasing market share as a result of alternative sources. So--in order to gain clicks, viewers, eyeballs the old adage of 'if its Jews its News' is begin done with a vengeance. Add to this the fomenting of Jewish hatred, the refusal of our education system to be an honest broker in teaching about complex issues and you have a receptive audience for the lies and biases the media are promoting.
Your article reminds me of one of the (liberal, progressive, Marxist) assumptions of our time: that “oppression” or suffering is the reason people resort to violent acts of revenge. One of my first understandings post 7/10 was: BS! If oppression was the cause of violent “resistance”, then, considering the proportion of humanity that are and have been oppressed in one way or another, we humans would have wiped each other out centuries ago. It’s not oppression but ideology that motivates actions such as 7/10 and attacks on synagogues. And when media cowards imply the opposite, it’s another chapter in “pay no attention to that man behind the curtain,” and we’re supposed to continue to believe the lie. It’s the perfect stage for the world’s oldest hate.
After the attack on Temple Israel in the Detroit suburb, AP had a story which ran in our local newspaper in which they noted that the two brothers killed in Lebanon were "a busdriver" and a "soccer coach." No mention of their membership in Hezbollah. No mention of the fact that from March 2 to the posting of that article last week, Hezbollah had shot 800 rockets into northern Israel targeting civilians.
It read like a justification for the armed terrorist in Detroit to drive his vehicle, laden with explosives, into a synagogue having child care for 150 kids.
This column puts this situation in proper perspective. Thank you, Vanessa.
Now, we readers should engage in our personal hasbara, to circulate articles such as this amongst our left wing colleagues and friends, both Jewish and non-Jewish. Otherwise, all they see is the garbage from the mainstream media, and they absorb it as truth since they know nothing else.
So, my friends, today..........circulate Vanessa's column to 5-10 of your left wing friends and colleagues. Fight fake news and false opinions with real news.
In fact, sending this to left wing politicians wouldn't hurt. Will it help? I don't know, but I hope so.
You could have omitted the word “Media.” Based on comments from people like Chris Murphy, Bernie Sanders, AOC, Ro Khanna, and their ilk, it is evident that the left-wing wants the Islamic dictatorship to win.
The truth is like nature, changeable, impermanent, nuanced, illicits study.
Lies and Fake News are like plastic, fixed, shiny and permanent.
The latter is a cancer on the world.
*ellicits
This is an incredibly powerful essay. How do we get this out there to the people who need to read it? The manipulation of events and the propaganda that is now everywhere is going to end very badly for all of us, not just the Jews!
The NYT building is a brothal
If you are on Telegram there are alot of channels from Israel that carry the news too. I haven't trusted the western media in forever.
Try telling any of this to my Jewish liberal brother. Telling these New York Times liberals the NYT by is biased is like telling a Muslim the Koran is not a book of peace and inclusion
The left wing media are very surprisingly into something that is extremely illiberal.
In all fairness, 'journalism' has always been a biased industry. Just look at the articles written prior to and during the American Civil War, or how the NYTs glowed about Lenin and Stalin, and downplayed Hitler's regime. What is different today is that the news media is nearly totally staffed by students of journalism from the most progressive schools. The traditional outlets are fighting for a decreasing market share as a result of alternative sources. So--in order to gain clicks, viewers, eyeballs the old adage of 'if its Jews its News' is begin done with a vengeance. Add to this the fomenting of Jewish hatred, the refusal of our education system to be an honest broker in teaching about complex issues and you have a receptive audience for the lies and biases the media are promoting.
Very important article. Journalism, as
I learned it, was simple: 5 W’s plus H. Who, What, Where, Why, and How. With a Chinese Wall between News and Editorial.
Your article reminds me of one of the (liberal, progressive, Marxist) assumptions of our time: that “oppression” or suffering is the reason people resort to violent acts of revenge. One of my first understandings post 7/10 was: BS! If oppression was the cause of violent “resistance”, then, considering the proportion of humanity that are and have been oppressed in one way or another, we humans would have wiped each other out centuries ago. It’s not oppression but ideology that motivates actions such as 7/10 and attacks on synagogues. And when media cowards imply the opposite, it’s another chapter in “pay no attention to that man behind the curtain,” and we’re supposed to continue to believe the lie. It’s the perfect stage for the world’s oldest hate.
The so called mainstream media is allergic to facts and truth
100%.
After the attack on Temple Israel in the Detroit suburb, AP had a story which ran in our local newspaper in which they noted that the two brothers killed in Lebanon were "a busdriver" and a "soccer coach." No mention of their membership in Hezbollah. No mention of the fact that from March 2 to the posting of that article last week, Hezbollah had shot 800 rockets into northern Israel targeting civilians.
It read like a justification for the armed terrorist in Detroit to drive his vehicle, laden with explosives, into a synagogue having child care for 150 kids.
This column puts this situation in proper perspective. Thank you, Vanessa.
Now, we readers should engage in our personal hasbara, to circulate articles such as this amongst our left wing colleagues and friends, both Jewish and non-Jewish. Otherwise, all they see is the garbage from the mainstream media, and they absorb it as truth since they know nothing else.
So, my friends, today..........circulate Vanessa's column to 5-10 of your left wing friends and colleagues. Fight fake news and false opinions with real news.
In fact, sending this to left wing politicians wouldn't hurt. Will it help? I don't know, but I hope so.
The media is seeking what it believes to be the larger audience.
Too stupid and self-righteous to know they do not want it. 🥲
They will sell their soul to go against Trump and the more successful Trump is the more they will throw their toys out the cot!!!
Very important article. Journalism, as
I learned it, was simple: 5 W’s plus H. Who, What, Where, Why, and How. With a Chinese Wall between News and Editorial.