Why don’t we know what is going on

[Free Palestine]

"Recent studies of U.S. media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict reveal that the media reported Israeli children’s deaths at rates 7 to 40 times greater than Palestinian children’s deaths."

* In 2004, when 8 Israeli children were killed and 179 Palestinian children were killed, NBC reported on 100% of Israeli children’s deaths and on 10% of Palestinian children’s deaths, ABC on 100% and 11%.

* The New York Times reported on 50% of Israeli children’s deaths and 7% of Palestinian children’s deaths.

* In the first six months of the current uprising – during which time four Israeli children were killed and 93 Palestinian children were killed – the San Francisco Chronicle reported prominently on 150% of the Israeli children’s deaths (through repetitions) and on 5% of the Palestinian children’s deaths.

* A 2004 study of Portland’s Oregonian newspaper revealed headline coverage on 88% of Israeli children’s deaths and on 2% of Palestinian ones.

"At least 82 Palestinian children were killed before the first Israeli child. Why is there such an immense differential in reporting on deaths related to the ethnicity of the victim? Why are so few Palestinian children’s deaths being reported to the American public?"

http://www.ifamericansknew.org/media/clues.html

[jaster]

of course, as america is israels closest ally, the news receives is inherantly biased, we as the american media wish to demonize the palistinians portraying them as bloodthirsty savages who are surrounding timid little israel on all sides that can barely defend itself against the endless onslought of suicede bombers and mothers who send their children out to become shaeheed (martyrs).