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Bias hiding in plain sight: Decades of analyses suggest US media skews anti-Palestinian

  • Written by Natalie Khazaal, Associate Professor of Arabic and Arab Culture, Georgia Institute of Technology
imagePalestinian families seeking refuge in makeshift tents in vacant areas in Rafah, Gaza Strip. Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu via Getty Images

News organizations are often accused of lacking impartialitywhen covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In November 2023, over 750 journalists signed an open letter alleging bias in U.S. newsrooms against...

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