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NPR is not sure why Aaron Bushnell set himself fire despite it being clearly mentioned in the video. Omit Gaza but mention the hostages taken by Hamas (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I listen to NPR almost every day and I've never heard them shy away from objective reporting on Gaza. If anything they lean towards sympathy with Palestine.

I agree that the omission in this article is probably a technicality because there is only one source of information and that source died soon after setting himself on fire.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Possibly the reporter who wrote the article and editor sympathises with Israel rather than NPR as a whole. I strongly condemn Hamas and their actions but omitting what the man’s motives for self immolating were when he was very direct and clear about it being an extreme protest against his governments involvement in the genocide against the Palestinian people is fucked. Although it could also be because they don’t want other people to copy him kind of like when they report on mass shooters

[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Except they did report on it. This is from an early version of the story before they had access to a verified video. This version of the story was only up a couple hours while they were working to verify the information they had.

That's it.

People are really working to make this something that it's not.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Right or wrong, his protest is an excellent opportunity for propaganda.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 11 months ago

Well now you have heard them shy away. I'd let that story of yours rest now.