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Artisanally-Crafted Narratives – WASHINGTON POST
The news of Israeli forces rescuing four hostages taken by Hamas was met with plenty of consternation across the news sphere. The prevailing narrative has been that the number of Palestinian casualties incurred in the recovery of the hostages was somehow imbalanced. Never explained in these media gripes is how many deaths in Gaza would be acceptable.
Also never explained is the detail that Hamas still holds hostages, these Israelis were being held in the homes of the citizens, and that the reason for the death counts (as inaccurate as those have been revealed) is all due to Hamas not turning any hostages back to Israel.
The Washington Post delivers a rather slanted approach to this wartime event. See if you can glean on which side the paper comes to rest regarding the recovery effort.
Israel’s military staged a blistering operation to rescue four hostages from the central Gaza Strip on Saturday, leaving hundreds of Palestinians dead or wounded in its wake. https://t.co/5a9fOU7m4I
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 8, 2024
Anti-Social Media – Various Outlets
It seems the involvement of a press member is the kind of thing the press is staying quiet regarding.
One of the enduring storylines in the Israel-Hamas War is the number of journalists killed in the conflict. One of the ignored storylines is how many of these journalists are embedded in or even serving directly with Hamas. In the weekend's hostage story, it has been said another journalist met his demise – Abdullah al-Jamal. This had been presented as an example of Israel's indiscriminate killing of Palestinians, but then details began to emerge.
It turned out al-Jamal and members of his family were killed on-site at their home as they had been holding some of the hostages captive there.
Many in the press have become muted on this detail, given that al-Jamal was a contributor to Al Jazeera, U.S.-based outlet The Palestine Chronicle, as well as serving as spokesman for the Hamas Ministry of Labor.
🚨 HUGE UPDATE: Abdullah al-Jamal, the journalist for the 501(c)(3) organization The Palestine Chronicle who appears to have held Israelis hostage, was ALSO the Spokesperson for the Hamas Ministry of Labor pic.twitter.com/q69rNUAFlV
— Eitan Fischberger (@EFischberger) June 9, 2024
Pulitzer Prize Nomination – ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Zapruder-level exploration continues in what is deeply impressive work!
Last week we covered how Mediaite devotee Tommy Christopher provided what he claimed to be a disqualifying video of Joe Biden bizarrely sitting in slow motion during the D-Day commemoration ceremony. Now, arriving with its video analysis of this "event" is Melissa Goldin of the Associated Press, delivering what she claims is evidence exonerating Biden in this clip. She is entirely serious while delivering the "full context" video so that we see Biden crouch, then hover in mid-squat, for about ten good seconds.
Supposedly being addressed are the claims by some commenters of the video that there was no chair, and that the clip was unfairly edited. The full clip showing him looking inept while hunched over for the duration does not in any way make the man look any better.
On ABC's Saturday "World News Tonight," no Hunter Biden mention, but Mary Bruce recycles "reports" that Trump called the US war dead "suckers" and "losers."
— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) June 9, 2024
"Trump denies ever saying that, but Biden often repeats the story an example of the stark differences between them." pic.twitter.com/cqiDCF6Ofg
Hoax And Change – ABC NEWS
Using Biden's quotes while not correcting them is pretty much the definition of hackery.
Joe Biden was at it once again this weekend by repeating the long-debunked fable that Donald Trump once described fallen soldiers as "losers" because they had gotten themselves killed in the line of duty. Not only does Biden avoid getting fact-checked on a matter – yet again – but here we have Mary Bruce using the occasion to repeat the tale as well, in the fashion of reporting on what Biden had said.
This is done to supposedly offset responsibility because she was only quoting Biden and not perpetuating the misinformation, you understand.
On ABC's Saturday "World News Tonight," no Hunter Biden mention, but Mary Bruce recycles "reports" that Trump called the US war dead "suckers" and "losers."
— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) June 9, 2024
"Trump denies ever saying that, but Biden often repeats the story an example of the stark differences between them." pic.twitter.com/cqiDCF6Ofg
Both Kinds of Standards – KHQL News, Spokane
The hate crime of tire marks in a roadway captured LIVE on camera.
There has been the ignorant controversy of automobiles and other roadway vehicles leaving skid marks on a Pride flag mural painted on a street crosswalk. While reporting from the scene, after arrests were made regarding this crime, Adam Schwager managed to capture – LIVE ON CAMERA – as other youths were spotted on electric scooters leaving rubber on the sanctified painted walkway.
This is considered a serious news item, while at the same time, in Washington, D.C., protesters were defacing national monuments and authorities saw no need at all to take any action.
A group of five to six kids just starting doing donuts and creating skid marks on the Pride Mural. Right in front of me as we’re reporting on three people getting arrested for doing the same thing last night.@KHQLocalNews pic.twitter.com/FMXGAg77fx
— Adam Schwager (@schwagerTV) June 6, 2024
Low-Octane Gaslighting – MSNBC
It is as if this journalist has no access to news feeds.
The perpetual defense of Joe Biden by MSNBC pundit Stephanie Ruhle continues, and it only becomes more ridiculous. Ruhle saw a need to refute Donald Trump making comments about looters and shoplifting as she tried to sell the concept that this is not a massive issue.
Stephie was met with numerous examples of video clips from news outlets showing that hordes of people were hitting stores, headlines, and photos of stores locking up items or closing outright in response.
MSNBC Host's Jab at Donald Trump About Store Lootings and Closings Gets Interrupted With Reality Checkhttps://t.co/ippMqSTyt0
— RedState (@RedState) June 7, 2024
