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News Watch: Chagos Islands, GB News queerphobia, and Sweden's mass shooting victims

2025/2/20
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Matilda Mallinson: 我观察到主流媒体在报道俄乌战争时,存在选择性报道的现象。例如,《每日邮报》更关注所谓的‘觉醒’话题,而《每日星报》则报道了与战争毫不相关的香肠新闻。这种选择性报道反映了媒体的偏见,以及对真正重要新闻的忽视。 此外,在查戈斯群岛的归属问题上,我注意到一个普遍的地缘政治现象:受影响最大的人往往被排除在决策之外。查戈斯群岛居民被排除在关于该岛屿未来命运的谈判之外,这凸显了他们在政治决策中的边缘化地位,也反映了西方国家在处理殖民历史遗留问题上的不公正。 最后,在瑞典枪击案中,受害者大多是移民,这表明反移民情绪可能是导致该事件发生的原因之一。媒体对移民的危言耸听式报道,既没有报道危机,反而是在制造危机,加剧了社会矛盾。 Helena Wadia: GB News节目中将LGBTQ+群体与恋童癖联系起来的言论引发了超过65000份投诉,这个数字创下纪录,并显示了公众对该节目中仇恨言论的强烈不满以及社会媒体在倡导正义方面的作用。GB News对Ofcom的投诉回应是变本加厉,这表明他们对自己的言论毫不在意,并认为自己凌驾于法律之上。这反映了某些媒体机构对社会责任的漠视,以及对煽动性言论的纵容。 此外,2024年有创纪录的124名记者和媒体工作者被杀害,其中大部分与以色列军队有关,这突显了新闻工作的危险性日益增加。一些世界知名新闻机构对这一事件的报道不足,这令人担忧,也反映了媒体在报道国际新闻时的选择性以及潜在的偏见。 Frankie Bontemp: 作为查戈斯群岛居民,我们被排除在关于该岛屿未来命运的谈判之外,我们感到被背叛和忽视。查戈斯群岛是我们的家园,我们的命运应该由我们自己决定,而不是由外部势力来决定。 Jenny: 我们被剥夺了发言权,我们的声音被忽视。我们希望能够回到我们的家园,过上正常的生活。

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The UK's agreement to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is examined, highlighting the exclusion of Chagossians from negotiations. The parallels with Ukraine's exclusion from US-Russia peace talks are drawn, emphasizing the broader issue of disregarding the voices of those most affected by geopolitical decisions.
  • The UK expelled Chagossians to establish a US military base.
  • Chagossians were excluded from negotiations regarding the islands' future.
  • The situation mirrors Ukraine's exclusion from US-Russia talks, highlighting a pattern of disregarding affected populations in geopolitical decisions.

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Time for another weekly news debrief: we pick apart the most unhinged headlines and try to make sense of the mainstream media, helping you consume the news critically.

The UK agreed to hand the Chagos Islands “back” to Mauritius. But colonial history makes this decision complicated - and crucially, Chagossians were excluded from the discussions… much like Ukraine this week, who were left out of US-Russia peace negotiations. This news made every front page, except for the Daily Mail who wrote about wokeness and the Daily Star who wrote about... sausages.

Other stories we cover: more than 65,000 people have complained to Ofcom over a GB News comment comparing queerness to (prepare yourself) paedophilia. We discuss this record-breaking number, and the doubled-down defence of the presenter.

And finally, why anti-migrant sentiment led to Sweden's worst mass shooting - and whether the media does a better job at reporting crises, or creating them.

The episode is hosted and produced by Mathilda Mallinson (@mathildamall)) and Helena Wadia (@helenawadia))

The music is by @soundofsamfire)

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