The whole article in the Diamondback, the student newspaper at the University of Maryland From the trenches of Gaza -- Two Al Jazeera correspondents discuss experiences, Western media By Leah Villanueva Sept. 29, 2010"As Ayman Mohyeldin reported on-camera from a rooftop in Gaza, bombs fell from the sky, forcing him to stop mid-sentence and duck for cover.
And Sherine Tadros was given a five-minute window to evacuate before the next attack on a clinic where she interviewed Palestinian families.
For these two Al Jazeera English Gaza correspondents, it was just another day on the job.
..."They lack the on-the-ground context, and they lack the day-to-day nuances of life and the developments," Mohyeldin said of Western media. "You cannot look at Gaza from yesterday's perspective and try to understand what's happening. You cannot look at rockets being fired in Israel and say it's just the result of a few months worth of policy or a few years worth of policy. That is something that most Western media news outlets have tremendously failed in."
The subject of context rose repeatedly during the conversation as they discussed the implications of generalizing the Arab world.
"I think that a lot of things perceived as bias is really a lack of knowledge and a bit of ignorance," Tadros said. "And we see that a lot in the language that is used in Western media."
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