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Source: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4743762,00.html
Israel Files Complaints with CNN and CBS over Slanted Reporting
(Ynet News) Israel's Government Press Office (GPO) sent an official letter of complaint to CNN and CBS after the two TV networks failed to make a distinction between victims and attackers, simply reporting on four killed in a deadly stabbing attack in Jerusalem on Wednesday. CNN reported: "Four Die in Violent Stabbing at Jaffa Gate." CBS went with the headline "2 Palestinians Killed after Stabbing Attack in Jerusalem." GPO director Nitzan Chen wrote to CNN: "As this is neither the first nor the second such incident, I have no choice but to contact you regarding this latest example. We believe that combining the two murderers with the two victims into 'Four dead' - is not only dishonest and unethical journalism, but also borders on incitement since the viewer can easily misinterpret it....Reporting 'Four dead' only leads us to conclude that the person who wrote this headline had a clear political agenda."