Mona Chalabi Instagram – Terrorist attacks committed by Muslim extremists receive 357% more US press coverage than those committed by non-Muslims. And yes, detonating booby traps in civilian areas that kill children and leave a whole population scared of using their electrical devices meets the definition of terrorism. But I’ve seen the adjective “impressive” and “success” appear in press coverage to describe the latest Israeli attacks against Lebanon (not opinion pieces, news reports). Reverse the victims and attackers and the adjective would have been “barbaric”.
Source: Kearns et al, University of Alabama, 2018
Note: The researchers controlled for factors like target type, number of fatalities, and whether or not the perpetrators were arrested. And this vast difference still stood. | Posted on 19/Sep/2024 02:22:36
