The TBO Adult Education Committee and the TBO Brotherhood are co-sponsoring a new, bi-monthly Sunday morning breakfast discussion group. Each session will focus on a current topic of particular importance to us as Jews.

Sunday, August 18, 2024  10-11:30AM, Assembly Room

BIAS IN NEWS REPORTING
Moderator: Stan Darer
 

Please join us for coffee, bagels, and a round table discussion on bias in news reporting. Very often the same news event is reported differently based on the news agency and/or the reporter. Come share your thoughts on how to navigate bias in the news. We’ll kick off the discussion by looking at the coverage of the Israeli IDF rescue of hostages from Gaza. Here are examples of varying points of view:

• Four Israeli hostages — including Noa Argamani — rescued as Hamas claims over 200 killed during 'complex' Gaza raid 
• https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/middleeast/100000009511970/nuseirat-gazaisraeli-hostages.html?searchResultPosition=9

We’ll also discuss divergent coverage of the recent protests on US college campuses. Here are two examples:

• Leaked Students for Justice in Palestine texts show support for massacres of Israelis
• https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/israel-palestine-college-protestsrcna126360