OTv's news tooo biased

[lebanese1]

I am an independant who is pro-FPM and I am clearly saying it: OTV's news and the intro especially are very biased and very far from the objectivity we were promised at the start.

The intro should be a brief roundup of the day's events and what may come next and not a daily opportunity to praise and glorify the opposition and Aoun while bashing the opponents and "masi7iyyou koraytem" as they call them. (Regardless whether it is true or not , such expressions shouldn't be used in what is supposed to be an objective news bulletin. Do you accept that LBC label in the news intro FPM as "masi7iyyou souria wa iran" for example?)

It is so explicit and blunt as if they want to impose a point view of on the audience. It is very annoying honestly and it doesn't give a good impression.

I am not against OTV having a political line but everything has limits! GMA keep criticizing reporters and journalists who give their opinions when they should be objective but OTV isn't being any better.

Who writes the intro? Jean Aziz? If yes, someone should remind that he shouldn't write his personal opinion as he does for example in Al-akhbar.

I hope someona can pass them the message!

I don't frequently listen to radio but I have the impression that Satwelghad news bulletin is much better than OTV.

[Fakhr eddine 1618]

Wlek ya habibi

It is not biased, this is the Truth. They are telling things crystal clear as they are

We all know why the clashes are happening in Tripoli, so they are saying it bala laff w dawaran

This is simply the truth

Chou baddeh 2a3mellak if the Truth is against Mustaqbal party???

The truth in Lebanon is biased, if you tell it as it is, the people would think you are with one party against the other

I heard Sahar el Khatib on Mustaqbal 2 days ago with Selim Sayegh of Mustaqbal, she was destroying himn with her questions and told him : "to tell you the truth, I don't know whether people are still believing the 14 march issue"
She was also defending GMA stances and declarations that seems logic and consitient while 14 march people "she does not knw anymore what they are doing",

So was she doing it because she is FPMer? Definitely not
She was doing it because this is the TRUTH

Reality today is proving that 14 march are a team of clowns who were trying to rule the country while oppostion are a team of trustfull and consistent people

So should we OTV lie to prove objectivity????

[Chief]

Originally Posted by Fakhr eddine 1618

Wlek ya habibi

The truth in Lebanon is biased

Golden words Fakhr

[Venom]

Originally Posted by Fakhr eddine 1618

Wlek ya habibi

It is not biased, this is the Truth. They are telling things crystal clear as they are

We all know why the clashes are happening in Tripoli, so they are saying it bala laff w dawaran

This is simply the truth

Chou baddeh 2a3mellak if the Truth is against Mustaqbal party???

The truth in Lebanon is biased, if you tell it as it is, the people would think you are with one party against the other

I heard Sahar el Khatib on Mustaqbal 2 days ago with Selim Sayegh of Mustaqbal, she was destroying himn with her questions and told him : "to tell you the truth, I don't know whether people are still believing the 14 march issue"
She was also defending GMA stances and declarations that seems logic and consitient while 14 march people "she does not knw anymore what they are doing",

So was she doing it because she is FPMer? Definitely not
She was doing it because this is the TRUTH

Reality today is proving that 14 march are a team of clowns who were trying to rule the country while oppostion are a team of trustfull and consistent people

So should we OTV lie to prove objectivity????

a 1 million dollar post

[Tayyar Keserwen]

Truth is relative, ma khtalafna.

But there are many ways to project one's perception of truth, especially when claiming objectivity.

Im not saying that what OTV is saying is pure lies, fabrication and propaganda, but there are terms that could be employed that would further increase its credibility to attract additional/different segments/market shares of viewers. That's what lebanese1 meant (Instead of ''massi7iyit kraytem'' we could say ''massi7iyet feb/march 14''.)

The issue of OTV's news broadcast was already discussed in other threads, and many shared this point of view.

Regards

[vegojimbo]

Indeed they are biased like all other TV stations. The trick lies in how to hide this biasness. LBC does it in throwing a hint here, a hint there in its reports, and in the order of the daily events it mentions. It also is a master in video clipping and can impressively distort a person's entire speech. NTV, the least unbiased TV after ANB, criticizes both sides but fails in its introduction where it lashes out at a certain side. In the case of NTV, there are no suttle hints and the message is transmitted loud and clear. Manar, FTV and NBN are a hopeless case.

So in order for OTV to not appear too biased, it ought to replace some terms by more "neutral" ones, and tone down on their introduction. Personally, I would prefer this segment to be scraped from lebanese TV, but since it's not happening anytime soon, OTV should master this art like good al' LBC. Then in its reports, it could squeeze in some criticism or hints or whatever.

By the way, the truth is indeed relative. So any personal analysis of the day's events will be considered by one side as truth and objective, while the other side will consider it BS, lies and utter subjectivity. Hence, the only solution is to not feed the audience the personal analysis and interpretations of OTV management. Let the public do the piecing together, they have the brains to do so, no need to spoonfeed them.

[LebanesePride]

I 100% agree with the original poster.

It shouldnt have claimed it was going to be neutral anyway. Everyone knows its FPMs TV, 3a chou el tfelsouf and pretending its gonna be something different.

[Diabolo_7]

I fully agree!

[†.)]

Originally Posted by lebanese1

I am an independant who is pro-FPM and I am clearly saying it: OTV's news and the intro especially are very biased and very far from the objectivity we were promised at the start.

i m sorry to tell you that if i couldn't listen to OTV news i surely must listen to the introduction . reasons:

it's the only station that tells us exactly what's happening "under the table" or what's gonna happen "due to some facts" in the future...

i m really so so happy with the intorduction and believe me i m not saying that because it's OTV!! i really appreciate the into and i tought everyone does.. but

I REALLY UNDERSTAND YOU BEING AN INDEPENDANT so :

i think (i m not sure) because im deeply into FPM i enjoy the intro.. and maybe independent doesn't..
i think we have to get more FPMers opinion about this and more independant if possible...

THX for sharing ur feelings :) but again i SIMPLY LOVE THE INTRO

[Qwiw]

The problem is that the truth is now equivalent to be at equal distance of each party (like an equilibrist task) while it's not really the good way to be neutral. The real neutral person will try to say the truth even if it is not pleasant for the listener. The only problem on OTV is that we rarely see them criticize FPM decisions, but you have also to know that FPM doesn't provocate as much as all its adversaries to be criticized in a such manner.

The intro is not as neutral as I want it to be but the news are very professional and more neutral than in any other TV.