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| Do you want to contribute in a significant and meaningful way to our drive to build a compelling case against the media? Easy. Take ten minutes of your time and analyze a story on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict using the PWMatch Story Score Sheet. (1) Copy and past the page blow to your favorite word processor (notepad would do). (2) Read your story carefully, keeping track of the score sheet. (3) Fill the score sheet. (4) Send the score sheet to the publication in question and bcc us at pmw-letters@yahoogroups.com. Your analysis will be stored in our database of letters and used for our reports. |
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Your name: Date of analysis: Name of Publication/Wire: Dateline: Headline: Byline: Page (if applicable): |
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How many times were UN reports/findings/resolutions mentioned? How many times were Human Rights reports/findings/statements mentioned? Were the terms "Occupation/occupied" used appropriately? Were Maps depicting the offered Palestinian state shown? Was Barak's "95%" figure used? How many times was the word "terrorist" used to describe Palestinians or Palestinian actions? How many times was the word "terrorist" used to describe Israelis or Israeli actions? How many times was the word "violence" used to describe Palestinian actions? How many times was the word "violence" used to describe Israeli actions? Were the words "Response" or "Retaliation" used to describe Palestinian actions? Were the words "Response" or "Retaliation" used to describe Israeli actions? Were Palestinian actions desribe in context (e.g., "Palestinians launched a mortar attack after Israelis buldozed a row of houses")? Were Israeli actions desribe in context (e.g., "Israelis buldozed a row of houses after Palestinians launched a mortar attack")? Did the story describe official Palestinian denials/plead ignorance of guilt in violent acts? And if so, in which paragraph did the denials appear? Did the story describe official Israeli denials/plead ignorance of guilt in violent acts? And if so, in which paragraph did the denials/pleadings appear? How much personal detail about Palestinian victims did the story go into? How much personal detail about Israeli victims did the story go into? Did the story appropriately use the word "alleged"? Did the story appropriately use double quotes? How many direct Palestinian quotes did the story include? How many direct Israeli quotes did the story include?
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