Out the facts. But more and more and in the world in which we live but it has always been the way, ever since there has been war conflicts and wars always unfold on two levels. One is the facts on the ground and the other is the perception of the facts on the ground. And these perceptions now have become an increasingly hostile battlefield. I don t need to tell both of you that it is nothing less than a battle for the truth. So, that it s notjust that something happened, it s what other people think happened. And that feeling of what they think happened can matter more in the evolution of the conflict and in terms of how the story is told and retold and told again and then, it becomes history. And the efforts of the people within these stories to influence how the media helps shape those perceptions, they must ve changed the way that they try and influence how you and many others cover the stories? they have many more tools now. Before, it was simply face to face. Then, we went thr
PreSidential election. Now on bbc news, The Media Show. Hello, im ros atkins. And im katie razzall. And this week, were meeting the Business Brain behind europes biggest youtube creators, the Sidemen. Well also look at a new game from sony which has become one of the biggest flops in media history. Thats all coming up on The Media Show. Were Going to begin with news thats been dominating the headlines this week the escalation of the situation were Going to begin with news thats been dominating the headlines this week the escalation of the situation in the middle east. Weve been discussing the challenges of covering such a multifaceted story with the bbc s chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. While we say that everything has changed about journalists but nothing has changed, the fundamentals are still there especially when you are on the ground in the heat and dust, in this case under the bombs. Its the who, where, what, when, why . What is actually happened . Remember that G
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The army. With him, two other men who tried to escape. Killed in an air strike as they ran. Israel says all were involved in shooting and bombing attacks. The eastern areas ofjenin and its refugee camp have both been sealed off for the past three days and there are fresh reports of casualties including an 82 year old man who paramedics said was shot nine times. This morning the army pulled out of the camp. The destruction of their camp enough to remind residents of the war. This woman says the army lead wires from her home to blow up two of the houses opposite. Families she has known for decades. Translation: i have 10yearold triplets l and they trapped us in the room. Then they started the explosions. Five explosions. Imagine the walls shaking and your children clinging to you. It feels like we are in gaza. We saw this lady s old house. Translation: they told us we have tunnels and we smuggle the armed groups here. He claimes we had tunnels. All he found was a sewer drain. Later she s
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