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G5iO Analytics

(𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐯𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚: 𝐌𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐚𝐬 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐄𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧)

G5iO undertook data-based discourse analysis to test bias in the coverage of the recent Israel - Palestine escalation across Mainstream and Digital Media.
Data points:
1. Google trends,
2. Twitter
3. 320 Headlines from the NYT and The Guardian (UK).
Date: 8th to 23rd May 21

Here are the results:
320 articles covering the Israel-Palestine issue were published in the NYT and The Guardian in two weeks, with frequency increasing as the issue escalated. Data from Google Trends, for the keyword “Israel Palestine Conflict” follows a similar trajectory.

𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 #𝟏:
●There was a clear divergence of reporting/coverage of the issue between mainstream and digital media

𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 #𝟐:
•The NYT and Guardian were more cautious in their reporting of the Palestinian suffering compared to the Israeli viewpoint that was more openly projected.

●Both the NYT and Guardian demonstrated a pro-Israel bias, however not in terms of their support of Israel but in their reluctance in reporting criticism on Israel

𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 #𝟑:
There is clear evidence of the NYT and The Guardian having closely pegged its reporting to the changing US national security policy posturing on this issue. The graph show that media coverage closely followed the curve of changing US officials’ statements

𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 #𝟒:
●Social Media demonstrated by and large a pro-Palestinian sympathy and viewpoint questioning the neutrality of mainstream media houses in their reporting bias