It’s a cliche that the first casualty of war is the truth but cliches exist and are endlessly repeated because they are often true. Many critics have accused Western media of taking Israel’s side in the conflict. Today we pose the question: Is Western media biased?

Joining the discussion: 

• Imani Cheers is Associate Professor of the School of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University. 
• Joseph Williams is a former Senior Editor at the U.S. News & World Report. 
• Saeed Khan is Associate Professor of Near East & Asian Studies and Global Ties at the Wayne State University. 
• Aaron Mate is host of “The Pushback” at Grayzone.

New investigations on U.S. and UK media bias have exposed chilling double standards by Western media when it comes to reporting on killings of Israelis compared to killings of Palestinians in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/uQ0I7cT340

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What is collective mass media bias and how is Western perception of the Gaza conflict shaped by it? pic.twitter.com/uXvjDVKzZe

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