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This 11 page paper considers the way in which the media reports events in the Middle East focusing on the Israeli Palestinian conflict. The paper considers the way the media reporting takes place and then considers how and why the reporting may be perceived as boas, looking at specific examples of the claimed bias. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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the media tells them (Philo, 2001). However, for many areas of information the media is the main point of information that will form as well as shape opinion. Looking at
events and information concerning the Middle East where there is a very dynamic situation the only way most people will find out about the events is though the media. A
high proportion of the media may seek to provide unbiased, truthful and accurate reporting to provide a clear and honest picture of what is occurring. This aim is difficult, telling
the trust in factual terms may be the easiest of all these aims, this simply means not lying and making sure that the events reported did happen. However, the way
that the reporting takes place can be honest but still biased. In the Middle East where there are high political tensions and very different cultures the level of
knowledge and understanding prior to the media broadcasts is very low. It is known through active audience theory that audiences will interpret the message they receive in the context of
their own experience and ideas, different people interpreting the message differently (Philo, 2001). There may also be different concerns; audiences may not always accept way they are told is 100%
accurate, so not only do audiences have to determine how to interpret the messages in the media, they also have to shift the information and decide what to accept and
to reject. Gentzkow and Shapiro, (2006) state that a Bayesian consumer that is not sure of the accuracy or quality of information they receive is likely to attribute a greater
perception of quality than any report that conforms to the consumers prior views and expectations. Here messages where there is a bias towards the audiences existing perception are likely to
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