Air strikes and media misses

When Russia's military intervention in Syria began, the global media had plenty of questions to ask about the air strikes. What were the targets? Where did the bombs fall? Were civilians among those killed?

However, in Russia the media tended to be far more lenient and toed the Kremlin line. One reporter assessed the weather conditions in Syria for Russian fighter jets.

Critical coverage of the Russian air strikes has predominantly come from Western news outlets which had another big story to cover last week: The bombing of a Doctors without Borders (MSF) hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, by an American gunship which claimed more than 20 lives.

However, the tone and terminology used in much of that coverage - particularly in the US - displayed a far more cautious approach to the story. The reporting has said a lot about how US news outlets cover American military intervention compared to other countries.





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