A Public Service Reminder About Deliberate Slant in the Media - Granite Grok

A Public Service Reminder About Deliberate Slant in the Media

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That “someone else” is the political class and their stenographers in the press.

Since 9/11/2001 the media has been on a mission to protect the sorts of people most likely to commit acts of violence and terror in the name of Jihad–and anyone who might look like them. To aid and abet this free public relations effort there are printed guidelines. Yes, most of us are aware that these things exist for the press, but it’s always nice, every now and again, to take a few of them out for a walk in the sunshine.

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Guidelines for Countering Racial, Ethnic and Religious Profiling, first disseminated by the Society of Professional Journalists(SPJ) immediately after the 9/11 terror attack, exposes how members of the media are instructed to skew stories about Islamic terrorism.

— Make an extra effort to include olive-complexioned and darker men and women, Sikhs, Muslims and devout religious people of all types in arts, business, society columns and all other news and feature coverage, not just stories about the crisis.

— Seek out experts on military strategies, public safety, diplomacy, economics and other pertinent topics who run the spectrum of race, class, gender and geography.

— When writing about terrorism, remember to include white supremacist, radical anti-abortionists and other groups with a history of such activity.

— Do not imply that kneeling on the floor praying, listening to Arabic music or reciting from the Quran are peculiar activities.

— When describing Islam, keep in mind there are large populations of Muslims around the world, including in Africa, Asia, Canada, Europe, India and the United States. Distinguish between various Muslim states; do not lump them together as in constructions such as “the fury of the Muslim world.”

— Avoid using word combinations such as “Islamic terrorist” or “Muslim extremist” that are misleading because they link whole religions to criminal activity. Be specific: Alternate choices, depending on context, include “Al Qaeda terrorists” or, to describe the broad range of groups involved in Islamic politics, “political Islamists.” Do not use religious characterizations as shorthand when geographic, political, socioeconomic or other distinctions might be more accurate.

— Avoid using terms such as “jihad” unless you are certain of their precise meaning and include the context when they are used in quotations. The basic meaning of “jihad” is to exert oneself for the good of Islam and to better oneself.

Radical anti-abortionists and other groups with a history of such activity? Like the TEA Party, Free Stater’s, and anyone else who speaks the truth.

Not to worry. Leftist groups guilty of frequent and repeated disruption to public order and prone to acts of violence against people and property will not be mentioned for the sake of comparison. The Jihad Journalists have got you covered. They will ensure that public opinion is constantly directed to secure the goals of the progressive political class. One of which is to silence those who refuse to play along by lumping them in with “other groups with a history of such activity.”

And to be clear, I do not care if the media is biased. But they pretend they are not and this simply is not the case.

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