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Dual U.S.-Israeli Citizenship Compromises Our Foreign Policy
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| Contributor | Jason |
| Last Edited | Jason Mar 13, 2010 02:15pm |
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| News Date | Tuesday, March 2, 2010 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | It is obvious to any thinking citizen that bias in a news reporter almost certainly affects the reporter’s judgment in determining what “news” is worthy to report, what “facts” deserve the stamp of credibility, and how that “news” is viewed in the light of other events. The credibility that we give to a news story is dependent on the source of the story. Some news organizations have a reputation for news integrity (generally the New York Times or the Washington Post) and some others do not merit that same credibility (Fox News) because of their known political or ideological bias. When we read the news we like to believe that we are getting something close to an accurate account of what happened without having to contend with the writer’s unconscious bias or undisclosed ideological or political commitments.
As a writer I try to be aware of my bias and where it is relevant, such as when I am writing on topics related to religion, I disclose that I am a non-theistic humanist who has selected the teachings of Jesus as an ethical model. The reader can then judge the extent to which he/she wishes to discount what I say on a particular topic. Disclosure has been the expected practice of reporters and writers so long as I have been writing.
ith that preface, I need to express my surprise and disappointment at the New York Times in its reporting about the assassination of a Hamas leader in Dubai after it was discovered and reported (but not disclosed by the Times until it subsequently confirmed) that Ethan Bronner, the Times Israel-Palestine bureau chief, has a son serving in the Israeli military. Why should that matter? It matters because we have a right to know about his bias towards Israel; his job is to report fairly and accurately what is going on in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and given his bias as a partisan we have to assume he is unable to do. |
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