Different Perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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This chapter explores the contrasting perspectives of conservatives and progressives regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and how it is portrayed in the media. It discusses the biases and challenges in reporting on this conflict and highlights the impact of different lenses on shaping public opinion.

Journalist Matti Friedman worked for the Jerusalem Bureau of the Associated Press from 2006 to 2011. Looking back at that experience, Friedman argues that little has changed in the journalism landscape. Listen as Friedman discusses with EconTalk host Russ Roberts the media's obsession with Israel and how and why the media often sidelines facts in service of ideology, and the challenge of objective reporting in wartime.