Thoughts here @zeenasaifi and @goodwinallegra or you have no issues with one-sided “reporting”?
This CNN article is a classic case of journalism abandoning neutrality and professional standards and turning instead to narrative building and advocacy.
Here are some examples:
- Israeli positions are often hedged signalling doubt as to their veracity
- The displacement of Israeli civilians from northern Israel is entirely ignored, while several interviews with displaced Lebanese are featured
- Hezbollah’s sustained, ongoing attacks on Israel- largely targeting civilians- are reduced to a brief mention of a single March 2 incident, creating the impression of a one-off rather than continuous Hezbollah barrages
- No mention of Hezbollah’s violations of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon
- No reference to the basic principle of international law requiring states to prevent their territory from being used to attack other states
- No mention of UNSC Resolution 1701, which explicitly demands no Hezbollah operatives or weapons south of the Litani River
- Minimizing the fact that Hezbollah has embedded itself extensively in civilian and other protected buildings which endanger local populations and run counter to international norms
- No strategic context that explains that Hezbollah operates as an Iranian proxy, aligning its violent actions with Iran’s regional hegemonic ambitions and interests
- No acknowledgment of numerous recent statements by Lebanese officials criticizing Hezbollah’s destabilizing role which contradict Lebanon’s core national interests
- No mention of polling indicating strong Lebanese support for limiting weapons solely to the Lebanese army
I could go on, but the pattern is clear: this article isn’t professional nor fair. Its construction shapes a one sided narrative rather than tell a straightforward and factual story.
Is it too much to expect reporting that is complete, contextualized, and fair?
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At what point does the @NFL tell the @NFLOfficiating to quit being the star of the game?
Hey @peacock I hope you have plans to fix the quality of your stream for @NBAonNBC games. This is pretty awful for the @nuggets tonight. If you can’t fix it, @NBA let us watch our home team on our home TV network. @AltitudeTV
Explain to me how @NBAonTNT can allow Stan Van Gundy on the call of a game to open root for his brother? @NBA
So, @TimBontemps is clearly an idiot and does zero research before going on TV. Murray sprained his ankle during Saturday night’s game. Jokic has been hurt for a couple weeks and only Tatum and Westbrook have played in a higher percentage of Primetime games.
"It's a horrible look for the league."
—@TimBontemps on the Nuggets not playing Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray vs. the Warriors
What say you @OfficialNBARefs @NBA? Westbrook is hit in the face… no call. But then you allow this all season long.
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The state of our political disunion on full display ... did Democrats really make Trump look good?
Let’s GO Big-O!
Calling all my @nuggets fans. Here we go. Raffling off my ticket to the Kings vs @nuggets game. To enter the raffle, you must follow me, like, and retweet this post. The game is on March 5th at 7pm. I'll be announcing the winning on the 4th @ 1pm. Good luck, everyone. #Blessings 🙏🏽
.@ESPNNBA you either employ the worst #NBA analyst of all time in @KendrickPerkins or it’s something else. “I’ll let it sit there and marinade as you think about it.”
It is ridiculous how awful and useless customer "support" is for @XfinitySupport. When their service does not work they just keep handing you off to different agents who do absolutely nothing but scam you into more expensive services.
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So, @byesline, guess Windhorst doesn’t always get it right. Good thing!
Basically, @UNIFIL_ is as useless as @UNRWA. What does @antonioguterres actually do besides travel the world on taxpayer dollars?
The United Nations peacekeeping force known as Unifil had one job: Keep armed terrorists out of southern Lebanon, where they could shoot at Israel. It failed so abysmally that Israel has had to go to war to clear out the terrorists.
on.wsj.com/4eQBrA0
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