Here are today's headlines and photos. Don't know what's I'm talking about? See the project rules.
You know, I'm trying to relax after a ridiculous day at the office, and instead I'm greeted with more terrible news from Israel/Palestine. Someone please go tell these folks to cut it out so I can take a damn nap.
CNN.com: Militants kill 5 Israelis at Gaza checkpoint
NYTimes.com: Truck Bomb Attack Kills 8 in Gaza Strip
CBSNews.com: Militants Bomb Gaza Crossing
FOXnews.com: Gaza Attack: At Least Five Israelis Killed When Two Palestinians Blow Themselves Up At Crossing
MSNBC.com: No headline on this story on the front page
ABCNews.com: Five Israelis Die in Gaza Suicide Bombing
OK, so we've got 3 headlines that specifically mention 5 Israelis dying and one that specifically attributes militants as the cause. To be extremely conservative, I'll count only this one headline as attributing Palestinian militants with killing Israelis. That makes the new headline count 2-2, with the rest of these headlines washing out because they either don't specifics about deaths and/or don't attribute the cause of the violence one way or the other.
I'll note that only the FOX headline specifically mentions Palestinian deaths in this violent incident, and it does so while sticking to the common story about the suicidal nature of this disgusting attack. So this clearly doesn't count as an example of the US media reporting the death of Palestinians due to Israeli-instigated violence.
As a reminder, I'm trying to show a difference in the way the US media reports Israelis dying as a result of Palestinian actions vs. the way the US media reports Palestinians dying as a result of Isareli actions. I'm looking at headlines and how they attribute violent deaths in the conflict.
This particular story invovles a horrific suicide attack at the main crossing between the Gaza Strip -- an overcrowded and largly urban Palestinian area that is controlled by the Israeli government -- and Israel proper.
The second part of my argument involves photos in the US news media. I argue that Palestinians are shown most often in violent dress and Israelis shown most often as crying or peaceful. (More on the parameters of this project)
The photos with the stories include CNN's of an ambulance being loaded with a patient in the dark (we'll call that one irrelevant to this project, or a 'wash'). CBS's story has 3 photos, one showing a wall plastered with posters of Palestinian President-elect Abbas, one with Palestinians holding guns, and one a closeup of Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Peres, who appears deep in thought, stroking his chin. We'll say these last two pictures count for me -- one is of Palestinians holding guns and the other of an Israeli leader sitting pensively. FOX's story has three photos. One of Isareli soldiers standing guard with guns (counts against me), one with an injured Israeli hooked up to an oxygen mask (wash) and one a map of the region (wash). The ABCNews story has the same image of Israeli soldiers with guns (counts against me again). New photo tally: 5-2.
Again, any contribution to this project sent to blog@eriklove.com will be published here.
You know, I'm trying to relax after a ridiculous day at the office, and instead I'm greeted with more terrible news from Israel/Palestine. Someone please go tell these folks to cut it out so I can take a damn nap.
CNN.com: Militants kill 5 Israelis at Gaza checkpoint
NYTimes.com: Truck Bomb Attack Kills 8 in Gaza Strip
CBSNews.com: Militants Bomb Gaza Crossing
FOXnews.com: Gaza Attack: At Least Five Israelis Killed When Two Palestinians Blow Themselves Up At Crossing
MSNBC.com: No headline on this story on the front page
ABCNews.com: Five Israelis Die in Gaza Suicide Bombing
OK, so we've got 3 headlines that specifically mention 5 Israelis dying and one that specifically attributes militants as the cause. To be extremely conservative, I'll count only this one headline as attributing Palestinian militants with killing Israelis. That makes the new headline count 2-2, with the rest of these headlines washing out because they either don't specifics about deaths and/or don't attribute the cause of the violence one way or the other.
I'll note that only the FOX headline specifically mentions Palestinian deaths in this violent incident, and it does so while sticking to the common story about the suicidal nature of this disgusting attack. So this clearly doesn't count as an example of the US media reporting the death of Palestinians due to Israeli-instigated violence.
As a reminder, I'm trying to show a difference in the way the US media reports Israelis dying as a result of Palestinian actions vs. the way the US media reports Palestinians dying as a result of Isareli actions. I'm looking at headlines and how they attribute violent deaths in the conflict.
This particular story invovles a horrific suicide attack at the main crossing between the Gaza Strip -- an overcrowded and largly urban Palestinian area that is controlled by the Israeli government -- and Israel proper.
The second part of my argument involves photos in the US news media. I argue that Palestinians are shown most often in violent dress and Israelis shown most often as crying or peaceful. (More on the parameters of this project)
The photos with the stories include CNN's of an ambulance being loaded with a patient in the dark (we'll call that one irrelevant to this project, or a 'wash'). CBS's story has 3 photos, one showing a wall plastered with posters of Palestinian President-elect Abbas, one with Palestinians holding guns, and one a closeup of Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Peres, who appears deep in thought, stroking his chin. We'll say these last two pictures count for me -- one is of Palestinians holding guns and the other of an Israeli leader sitting pensively. FOX's story has three photos. One of Isareli soldiers standing guard with guns (counts against me), one with an injured Israeli hooked up to an oxygen mask (wash) and one a map of the region (wash). The ABCNews story has the same image of Israeli soldiers with guns (counts against me again). New photo tally: 5-2.
Again, any contribution to this project sent to blog@eriklove.com will be published here.
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