Q&A: The Press
The Press
Question
Can one say that the general media is really biased to one side? Seemingly, the media that is defined as objective has sanctified a war against the reform, about which there is a lot to discuss, but it is certainly not the end of democracy…
I’ll give as an example the remarks of the journalist Ben Caspit, which simply astonished me. He and Yinon Magal interviewed a doctor who was party to the lawsuit against the film Jenin, Jenin. When the doctor leveled criticism at the court over its conduct in the case, Caspit lost it and said that he no longer wanted any contact with him for the rest of his life. That is, he wasn’t addressing the substance of the argument at all, but attacking him irrelevantly—just because he expressed criticism. https://103fm.maariv.co.il/programs/media.aspx?ZrqvnVq=JEDKHI&c41t4nzVQ=FJF
Anyone who listens will understand…
Answer
That is too broad a statement. There are biases in all directions. Every media outlet is enlisted toward a different side. And even within a given media outlet, not everyone is biased. One example proves nothing. I do not know what media is defined as objective. I am not familiar with such a definition.