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
trying to cross illegally into this country including three individuals from yemen. kevin mccarthy will be here with an update and unlike joe biden, who doesn t even seem to realize there is a crisis, mccarthy actually visited the border. we will show you some of that videotape. but first, with razor-thin majorities in the u.s. house and the senate, now democrats are attempting to implement what will be the single largest biggest power grab in modern american political history. as we speak, there is now a full court press to abolish the legislative filibuster in the united states senate. what joe biden just said earlier tonight in an interview for abc. i know you have been reluctant to do away with the filibuster. aren t you going to have issues between observing it and advancing your agenda customer yes, and here is the choice. we will have to do what we first did when i first got to the senate and back in the old days. that is that a filibuster, you have to stand up and
country, including three individuals from yemen. minority leader kevin mccarty will be here with an update and unlike joe biden who doesn t even seem to realize there s a crisis, mccarthy actually visited the border. we ll show you some of that videotape. but first with razor-thin majorities in the u.s. house and the senate, now democrats are attempting to implement what would be the single largest biggest power glad in modern american political history. as we speak there is now a full court press to abolish the legislative filibuster in the united states senate. look what joe biden just said earlier tonight. in the near view with abc s george stephanopoulos. aren t you going to have to choose between preserving the filibuster and advancing your agenda? yes. here s a choice. you have to do it what it used to be when i first got to the senate back in the old days when you used to be around there. and that is in a filibuster, you had to stand up and command the floor. you h