Lebanon - Has Hizbollah Co-Opted The Main Stream Media? Contributed by Bill Faith
Dan Riehl:
Putting aside more conspiratorially-minded critics of the main stream media, genuine practical concerns and mounting evidence suggest Western media has been co-opted by Hizbollah in Lebanon to a significant agree. So much so, in fact, that it may be unable to paint an accurate picture of the current conflict.
The two year old image at right is from a Reuters video of Palestinian terrorists escaping from an action in Israel with the aid of a UN van. . The decision by America's MSM not to publish it at the time may represent press bias, or that its concern for American's right to know is somewhat selective. However, it also serves to make another important point.
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With the MSM having decided to rely heavily on local stringers in covering the Israeli Hizbollah conflict in Southern Lebanon, their coverage appears to have fallen prey to manipulation by a terrorist group, or at least its propaganda machine. The following examples represent instances where that isn't simply speculation; it appears to be true.
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Contributed by Bill Faith on August 11, 2006 at 03:50 AM in , , , |