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Headline after headline fails to mention that seizing the ships and kidnapping humanitarians violates international law. Instead the articles repeat Israeli propaganda.
This is how Western media normalizes Israel’s crimes.
embedded screenshot 1 (BBC News headline):
Israeli naval ships intercept Gaza-bound flotilla
embedded screenshot 2 (Reuters headline):
Live: Israel says it has stopped several vessels from Gaza aid flotilla
embedded screenshot 3 (AP headline):
Activists say Israeli navy has begun intercepting a Gaza-bound aid flotilla
embedded screenshot 4 (CNN headline):
Israeli military intercept and board several aid ships bound for Gaza, organizers say
Truth is a very fluent concept, unfortunately
Yes, news should always tell the truth, of course, but it is so easy to (accidentally) inject bias. You could simply spend a minute more on one interview than another and be biased
Journalists should always strive to be as closed to unbiased as possible, and indeed always try to report the truth in a truthful manner
Tell that to fox news and co
This also implies that news organizations must be independent and should always be funded by independent government organizations, not some rich billionaire