Monday, September 20, 2004

MEDIA MANIPULATION

Canadian Jewish editors falsify Reuter's reports from Palestine

Ottawa- Jewish-controlled Canada's largest newspaper chain, Can-West Global, has been accused of falsifying newswire reports to make it look more pro-“Israeli” and anti-Palestinian.

On Friday, Reuters News Agency accused the owner of the National Post and dozens of other papers across Canada of inappropriately inserting the word "terror" and "terrorists’ into newswire copy dealing with the Middle East thereby changing the meaning of those stories.

Reuters said Can-West newspapers have been altering words and phrases in its stories dealing with the war on Iraq and the conflict in Palestine.

The Global managing editor for Reuters, David Schlesinger, called such changes unacceptable. He said Can-West had crossed a line from editing for style to editing the substance and slant of news from the Middle East.

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