Is IndyMedia disproportionately hostile to Isarel
by zvinger Friday May 14, 2004 at 07:29 AM

Try this simple method of on-line Content Analysis to see if IndyMedia is biased against Israel.

Content Analysis is a method used in qualitative research in which text (notes) are systematically examined by identifying and grouping themes and coding, classifying and developing categories.
http://www.cirem.org.uk/definitions.html

'Google' provides a handy mechanism for combining word and phrase combinations to make ready content analyses.

For example: How often is the term "human rights abuse" combined with the word "Israel" on IndyMedia as opposed to "Iran", "Cuba", "North Korea", etc?

See for yourself;

Search term: Israel indymedia "human rights abuse"
Results 1 - 10 of about 380 for Israel indymedia "human rights abuse". (0.34 seconds)

Search term: Libya indymedia "human rights abuse"
Results 1 - 10 of about 22 for Libya indymedia "human rights abuse". (0.37 seconds)

Search term: Syria indymedia "human rights abuse"
Results 1 - 10 of about 49 for Syria indymedia "human rights abuse". (0.34 seconds)

Search term: Iran indymedia "human rights abuse"
Search term: Results 1 - 10 of about 131 for Iran indymedia "human rights abuse". (0.60 seconds)

Search term: North Korea indymedia "human rights abuse"
Results 1 - 10 of about 69 for North Korea indymedia "human rights abuse". (0.29 seconds)

Search term: Cuba indymedia "human rights abuse"
Results 1 - 10 of about 62 for Cuba indymedia "human rights abuse". (0.47 seconds)

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