Janhoo's Blog

As I commented in several earlier blog entries, the conflict in Sri Lanka was virtually ignored compared with the attention shed on Israel's attempts to stop rocket attacks on its territory. Honest Reporting actually went through the trouble of comparing BBC's coverage of the two conflicts. Not surprisingly, 4.5 articles were written every day about Israel's efforts to stop Hamas' rocket attacks, while the conflict in Sri Lanka produced barely one article per day. Since the estimated number of civilian deaths in Sri Lanka was much higher than in Gaza, the difference in reporting (not to mention condemnation) becomes difficult to explain.

Labels: gaza, media, reporting, sri lanka