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You don't give a damn! You don't give a damn, you don't even know about the Palestinian families! You don't even know that they exist! Tell me the name of one member of the seven members of the same family slaughtered on the beach in Gaza by an Israeli warship. You don't even know their names! But you know the name of every Israeli soldier who has been taken prisoner in this conflict. Because you believe whether you know it or not that Israeli blood is more valuable than the blood of Lebanese or Palestinians. That's the truth, and the discerning of your viewers already know it.

George Galloway#33

Middle eastMediaEthicsBias

About this quote

What does it mean?
The speaker accuses the interviewer of valuing Israeli lives over Palestinian and Lebanese ones.
In plain terms
Selective attention suggests racial or national bias.
What can you take from it?
Media focus reveals underlying value judgments.

Where it applies

  • interview
  • news commentary

Putting it to work

  • examine naming conventions in reporting

Questions to consider

  • Who gets remembered in news?
  • How does coverage reflect bias?

Another view

Selective reporting could stem from access rather than bias.

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