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Covering Gaza

January 21, 2008 · Mustapha Hamoui

The following two web snapshots were taken at 3 o’clock GMT today. Watch how the news about the Gaza Humanitarian crisis (where 1.5 million people face the prospect of freezing and starving because of Israel’s blockade) is being covered by two “respected” news sources

The New York Times:

The BBC

Can you spot the difference? It’s good the NYtimes had those automated AFP feeds, but one has to wonder if anyone reads them.