From what I can gather this conflict as been going on a long time and the Hamas group has existed for a while too. Why are all the news cycles suddenly focusing on this the past few weeks?

  • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    9 months ago

    It’s an easy story, there are clear sides, and there are vocal demographics in the West that really care about it.

    So it drives clicks. Local Palestinian, Jewish, and related groups are saying stuff that makes for easy interviews. The “other side” is easy to find, so creating multi-source stories is a breeze. For journalists with tight daily deadlines, it’s a gift.

    Even better, politicians are courting those groups, so they’re saying stuff that, again, is easy to report on. And it’s local news!

      • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
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        9 months ago

        The right side, and the wrong side,. Plus you can interview people who argue about right versus wrong. It’s a lot of content that can be farmed

          • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
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            9 months ago

            From a media perspective it doesn’t matter. Also there’s more than two sides.

            • TherouxSonfeir@lemm.ee
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              9 months ago

              Which was the point I was getting to with the original commenter. But thanks for… ya know… jumping in.

              • otp@sh.itjust.works
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                8 months ago

                Having “clear sides” doesn’t mean there’s a clear “right side” and “wrong side”, imo.

                • TherouxSonfeir@lemm.ee
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                  8 months ago

                  The sides aren’t very clear when you start looking closer. And they’re both the wrong side of you think about it. The best side is the “wow that’s a shit show I’m glad I’m not involved with” side.

                  • otp@sh.itjust.works
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                    8 months ago

                    I feel the same way when I see a game of American football, but I can still see that there are two sides.

                    I don’t need to take a side to see that there are two distinct sides. Even if I disagree with aspects of both sides.

      • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        9 months ago

        For every group saying “X is good/bad because Y” there’s another group willing to disagree for their own reasons.

        That provides journalists with an easy way to get balanced coverage and multiple sources on a story. Which their editors and peers expect.