Journalist Sparks French Ire Over Biased ‘Headline’ About Paris Attacks Parodying Coverage of Terror

[shira]

The format of the headline – purposely fabricated by nrg as an experiment — emulated that of certain international media outlets’ coverage of recent terror attacks against Israelis, creating the impression that terrorists are victims as well. The phony screenshot was a virtual replica of a BBC headline that appeared following the murder of two Israelis, and serious wounding of a mother and her baby, in a stabbing attack in Jerusalem on October 3.

The BBC headline read: “Palestinian shot dead after attack kills two.”

The headline cooked up by nrg a few days after the Paris attacks was: “7 men shot dead during Paris attack; 129 dead.”

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. I have noticed a double standard in reporting.

[grossproffit]

2. Good! I'm sick of the bullshit double standards in reporting on Israel.

[Little Tich]

3. I'm not sure this is evidence of any bias against Israel.

The killers of the Dawabsha family and Mohammed Abu Khder aren't always described as terrorists in the headlines either, even if that's what they are.

Examples of this omission can be found using Google:

BBC: West Bank arson: Dead Palestinian child's father dies of wounds
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-33833400

Al Jazeera: Palestinian mother injured in arson attack dies
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/09/palestinian-mother-arson-attack-dies-jewish-settlers-dawabsha-150907013420027.html

The Guardian: Ringleader in murder of Palestinian youth makes fresh insanity claim
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/30/mohammed-abu-khdeir-israeli-youths-guilty-of-murder-after-palestinian-teenager-was-burned-to-death

Perhaps there are other reasons for this omission, like a general reluctance to call people terrorists?