This project sets out to demonstrate that media coverage can degrade a country's image by using selective news without context. It uses the Netherlands as an example. It is a reaction to the frequent misrepresentations of Israel in many ways in major media, including those of the Netherlands.
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Criminal Albanians rising Group in Drug Trade
Gangs from Albania have become increasingly important in
Dutch crime. They are mainly involved major offenses in organized crime. The head
of the Rotterdam police, Frank Paauw, has recently returned from a visit to
Albania for the purpose of discussing illegal travelers and organized crime. In
2015, there were about 300 incidents with Albanian suspects, a year later in
2016 that had increased to 1000. Paauw said that trade in cocaine and human
trafficking are their core business. In
the Netherlands, the number of official Albanian citizens is 800. The number of
suspected criminals is almost as high. Police and justice officials in
Amsterdam have suggested that Albanians should be required to obtain a visa
when traveling to countries in the Schengen area.
Welcome to the Bad News from The Netherlands blog!
News coverage from Israel is often distorted if measured against the 'Code of Ethics' guidelines of journalism. The origins of “bad news” about a country thus lie with numerous foreign media. This project exposes one of many methods used.
“Bad News from the Netherlands” has raised major international interest since it appeared on the web in October 2007. Many thanks are due to all those who have contributed news, ideas and financing. Support us to expand this project.
Act against the biased media: start a “bad news” blog about another country. If you want to use this layout, please contact us at the e-mail address below.
The "Bad News Movement" is not a franchise, but consists of independent initiatives of which Bad News from the Netherlands is the first. Yet as the initiator of the movement, we would like to make a few suggestions to those who want to establish similar projects:
1. Always keep in mind the target of the blog: showing only negative items about a country makes its society aware of how some of their media distort the image of Israel. 2. Focus on items from leading sources such as the government, major media, well-known institutions. 3. Do not concentrate on one or a few areas. Deal with as many major aspects of the country as possible: government, politics, justice, media, culture, civil society, etc. 4. Do not exaggerate issues beyond what is mentioned. A collection of bad news is bad enough without blowing up the facts. Let the facts speak for themselves. 5. While one can draw part of the information from the more sensational papers, let them not dominate the blog. 6. Do not emphasize ethnicity of people where it is irrelevant to the issue. 7. When necessary, provide comments on issues which require it, but try to present the majority of issues without comment.
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