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Is there an unbiased view presented?

  • As so eloquently put by Peter Benenson in 1961 (Amnesty International)
  • Martin Bell (a BBC foreign correspondence/1995 Bosnian War)
  • Sambrook writes that…

Positioning the audience

For over a century, the process of evolution, in 1956, fast forward half a century…

Expert opinion

Temporal reference (suggests progress and development)

  • How does this paragraph recognise loss and grief for both Israel and Palestine?
  • Is this the beginning of a balanced argument? Why or why not?
  • What evidence can you find from within this paragraph that casts blame on one party or another?
  • Which words suggest action or reaction?

for instance, some argue that, impartial judgements, the finding is problematic

As reporters swarm the besieged streets of the shrinking Gaza strip, there has been an inundation of harrowing images and reports throwing Israel and its motives into utter disrepute. Palestinian mothers crying in anguish over the death of their children, families searching through rubble for survivors, hospitals littered with blood drenched casualties of the Israeli war machine – these images swell up inside us (provoking) contempt for the perpetuators of such crimes.

Breaking it down...

Agreement or refutation

Go through each of the paragraphs in the article and determine the purpose of each paragraph - this shows the development of the argument.

Discussion questions: Is reporting facts a futile task? Can facts be subjectively presented (how?)

The reporter uses different conjunctions between sentences and within sentences:

Yet despite, despite, disregarding, and so,

Temporal references

For over a century, the process of evolution,

The guts of the discussion

The writer's position...

Sambrook writes that Martin embraced “bystander reporting” while avoiding moral equivalence between the opposing sides. He says:

“Impartiality does not have to strip reporting of moral judgement (as distinct from personal opinion) as long as there is strong evidence to support it…Independence of mind, clear sourcing and evidence, accuracy, openness, and honesty are all characteristics of impartiality as well – and none of these qualities are necessarily require a report to be morally agnostic…In the circumstances of genocide, or a climate of hate speech, it might be argued that the discipline of objectivity (if not impartiality) becomes even more important … [as these] encourage free debate.”

Ultimately if we truly believe in a practicable solution to this war of attrition, we must be objective when looking at the facts, but also brave enough to speak out against the injustices these facts reveal.

Conclusion

  • Can there be such a thing as free debate?
  • Did the writer build a convincing argument about neutrality in news reporting?
  • How influential was the narrative at the beginning of the article?

Objectivity vs. neutrality on Gaza

Reiteration

Ultimately if...

We must...

...be brave enough...

  • motivated reasoning leads people to confirm what they already believe by ignoring contrary data

Reiteration of sub-header under the headline at the end of the article... ‘being objective does not necessarily mean being neutral’

Discussion: has the writer proven his argument?

The Palestine-Israel conflict poses a moral dilemma for journalists. But being objective does not necessarily mean being neutral, and being fair does not mean refraining from making a judgement.

Objectivity/neutrality

  • Could also have concluded with definitively, fundamentally, finally, decisively…
  • We must - imperative...
  • be brave enough - call to action

Discussion:

  • How is it possible to be objective but not neutral?
  • What is the distinction between objectivity and neutrality?
  • What does the subtitle: Choosing sides imply?
  • How does the beginning of the Choosing sides paragraph... 'As reporters swarm the beseiged streets...' position the audience?

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