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Western media's selective coverage of global unrest faces scrutiny

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Western media outlets have exhibited a double standard in their coverage of global unrest, often accepting initial claims at face value without scrutinizing deeper causes. This selective lens is influenced by ideology, strategic interests, and cultural ignorance. Reports suggest that disinformation campaigns, potentially linked to foreign actors like Russia and Iran, are being amplified on social media to exacerbate chaos during protests in countries such as France. AI

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Western media's selective coverage of global unrest faces scrutiny

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Alex Lo ·

    The West’s double standard on global unrest

    In the early days of the student protests in France, mainstream Western media took the protesters’ claims about poor school facilities and declining resources at face value. Only when the violence spread across the country, and to some of its European neighbours, did people begin…

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