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| Misconceptions and False Perceptions |
| Tuesday, 12 April 2011 09:01 |
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Thanks to Dustin at His Peace Upon Us for this interesting reference: A new study from the journal Arab Media & Society shows that American viewers believe Al Jazeera English is unbiased, but only when the CNN logo is placed on screen instead of the Al Jazeera logo. This simple social experiment reveals perhaps an unfounded yet deep seeded suspicion and distrust that Americans have for anything Arab or Middle Eastern. Dustin says "So much of what we believe is conditioned by biases and presuppositions that we bring with us. How well do we recognize this in ourselves? We're fools if we think we can see anything with absolute pure objectivity, but that isn't an excuse to be blind to our biases." Do your own experiment. I often watch or read Isareli coverage of an event, and then read AlJazeera and Fox or CNN to see if I can discover the biases of the authors. It's an interesting game, and opens your eyes to how we are all blind to things right in front of us.           |
