{"id":32010,"date":"2022-03-03T09:37:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T09:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/media.am\/?p=32010"},"modified":"2022-03-11T10:25:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T10:25:09","slug":"criticism-of-the-western-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/media.am\/en\/newsroom\/2022\/03\/03\/32010\/","title":{"rendered":"Criticism Of The Western Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is already a week that the world is watching the Russian-Ukrainian war. Many predict the beginning of World War III, some rumor about a major economic crisis in our region. Along with all this, new concerns arose, which are more in the field of ethics.<\/span><\/p>\n

It all started when the issue of the residence of Ukrainian refugees who left their homes and sought refuge in neighboring countries, particularly in Poland, became a priority on the agenda for Europe. The coverage of these cases stood out for the language used by Western experts and officials, as well as journalists from a number of exemplary European and American media outlets, which Internet users described as highly racist and xenophobic, especially towards the peoples of Africa and the Middle East.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first among such comments is the <\/span>quote<\/span><\/a> of the British The Telegraph expert Daniel Hannan.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“They seem so like us. That is what makes it so shocking. Ukraine is a European country. Its people watch Netflix and have Instagram accounts, vote in free elections and read uncensored newspapers. War is no longer something visited upon impoverished and remote populations. It can happen to anyone.”<\/span><\/p>\n

While “Watching Netflix” became a dark joke on Twitter, with comments like “I also watch Netflix, worry about my life too,” the media commentary about the refugees increased.<\/span><\/p>\n

Charlie D’Agata, a foreign correspondent for the American CBS TV channel, who joined his colleagues in the studio, said about Ukraine. “This isn’t a place, with all due respect, like Iraq or Afghanistan that has seen conflict raging for decades. You know, this is a relatively civilized, relatively European \u2013 I have to choose those words carefully too \u2013 city, where you wouldn\u2019t expect that or hope that it\u2019s going to happen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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This was not the only time that CBS allowed for such coverage. This time the channel’s correspondent working at the Polish border <\/span>stood out<\/span><\/a>\u2024 “To put it bluntly, these are not refugees from Syria, these are refugees from neighboring Ukraine… These are Christians, they’re white, they’re very similar to people who live in Poland.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The journalists who hosted the French BFM channel were especially criticized, of which Ulysse Gosset <\/span>said<\/span><\/a>, “We are in the 21st century, we are in a European city and we have cruise missile fire as though we were in Iraq or Afghanistan, can you imagine?\u201d Philippe Corb\u00e9 <\/span>compared<\/span><\/a> the Ukrainian refugees to the Syrians, saying that at the moment it is not about Syrians fleeing the bombardments of the Syrian regime supported by Vladimir Putin. We’re talking about Europeans driving off in their cars that look like our cars, hitting the road and trying to save their lives. And that is a question that will be important for Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among the examples spread on the Internet is the British ITV reporter, who excitedly said, “Now the unthinkable has happened to them\u2024\u2024\u2024 This is not a developing, third-world nation, this is Europe!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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ITV: \u201cThis is not a third world nation, this is Europe\u201d. pic.twitter.com\/q3L8HxXand<\/a><\/p>\n

— Tory Fibs (@ToryFibs) February 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n