Media Shame File
Outlet: CNN (American)
Headline: Crackdown on an already banned Hamas raises free speech fears in Germany
Summary: Journalists are suddenly worried about free speech when one of their pet causes, Palestine, is on the wrong end of a crackdown. It is quite satisfying to see them conflicted over Germany’s treatment of alleged anti-Semitism when it’s Palestinians having their rights infringed upon rather than right-wingers. Would you ever see the headline “Crackdown on an already banned Nazi party raises free speech fears in Germany”? Not in a thousand years.
Key Quote: “One protester at an unauthorised march in Berlin last year told Reuters: ‘I feel that in Germany we’re not allowed to speak our mind.'”
Subtext: None of note. Just a good example of mainstream media double standards.
