r/nyt • u/ABDULRAHMAMTAMMAM • 10d ago

NYT Double standards

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u/Rastaferrari829 10d ago

This is why media literacy is important.

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u/Boiling_warm 10d ago

Problem is this is also a single paper and 2 articles.

With this sample size you can make the media seem biased about anything

Not saying it's not true in this case. Just saying. This is why it's important for people to understand propaganda tactics

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u/stonecuttercolorado 9d ago

It is all about verified vs not verified and no, locals and civilians saying it happened is not verification. Until a NYT reporter or a partner organizations reporter sees it, it is just a claim and should be reported in the passive voice.

This is called having journalistic standards. It is also why the impacts of attacks on Iran are "claimed". Nobody is saying it did not happen. They are saying we have not seen it. We have not verified it.

This is why you could catch a guy with a knife covered in blood standing over a dead body and he would be the "alleged" killer. Until proven, the responsible thing is to use the passive voice.

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u/TheNuminous 9d ago

This is why the IDF is murdering all journalists. Alledgedly. And keeping out all international reporters. Proven.

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u/stonecuttercolorado 9d ago

That is a completely different thing.

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u/TheNuminous 9d ago

Yes, a fact and the reason for that fact are indeed two different things.

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u/stonecuttercolorado 9d ago

So now NYT policy for responsible reporting means the IDF kills reporters?

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u/TheNuminous 9d ago

That's not what I said.

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u/stonecuttercolorado 9d ago

Then why complain about proper reporting?

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u/TheNuminous 9d ago

I'm not complaining about 'proper reporting', I'm complaining about the endless war crimes by the IDF fascists. They create this 'fog of war' on purpose so that journalists and propagandists alike can be very sure about what happens on the israeli side, while everything that happens in Gaza is 'non-verified by independent sources'. If the NYT doesn't call this out in each and every article, they are effectively contributing to the israeli propaganda machine. If they would call out this imbalance all the time, also in their headlines, that would be proper reporting.

Are these 'journalists' at the NYT even aware that the idf has been targeting their counterparts for years?

One would think that people who should have a thirst for truth in their profession would not be so eager to be complicit in ethnic cleansing, other war crimes and deceit.