Woah =o(

Yes well, definitely seems like the israelis are using an even hand as usual...

(The usual disclaimer - I'm from Israel).

Just a thought - is the interview live? Because at the beginning of the interview, the News anchor says "About two hours ago, we were able to reach Muhammad Suliman..."
She than says: "I started by asking Muhammad to describe the situation...". When the bombing starts, however, the context seems to be that this is live material - she asks Muhammad about the bombings and even repeats the question.

News shows do this all the time - record and edit interviews to appear in sync with the correspondent's questions. And that doesn't mean Gaza wasn't actually bombarded when the interview was conducted. However *if* the material was pre-recorded, that means CNN knew - in advance - that this happens during the interview. Giving the impression it was live is not very even handed.

Also, found the second part of the interview on CNN. The first part is conveniently titled "Blasts interrupt interview in Gaza", while the second is titled "Part 2: Israeli and Gazan interview".
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2012/11/15/nr-life-in-gaza-strip-seshay-intv.cnn?iref=allsearch

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2012/11/16/exp-part-2-isha-sesay-israeli-gazan.cnn?iref=allsearch

@Rambaldi -- so.... they say it isn't live and then present the interview. So there was bombardment during the interview.

I don't see that this is "not even-handed". The guy was bombed while he was being interviewed. Isn't that true? How is that not just factual?

Does that fact help draw eyes to the interview? Sure. Sex and violence sells. At least in America. And the news is for sale here.


I thought it was admirable that they attempted to get someone from each side to say what it is like to feel terrified for your life. There are victims on both sides, and aggressors on both sides. I thought this was terrific for pointing that out.

If you are a person of faith, and see God's hand in all things, the timing of the bombs might give you pause.

Or it is just an unfortunate coincidence.

@bareboards2 -
Misrepresenting the timing is a distortion of the facts - that would mean Muhammad was not in direct conversation with the news anchor.
I agree presenting two sides of the conflict would be admirable, and I'm glad it came through to you this way.

However, when one side gets bombarded during the interview, some people would find it very hard to see both sides of the conflict, an effect that increases when the interview appears to be presented live.
Even if CNN did this to draw eyes to the interview, it creates unfair bias, and the editorial decision to air it like this does not suggest the intention was to show both sides of the conflict.

I'm agnostic BTW. I get why the timing affects people of faith that way, I just wish it didn't. I hope me saying this does not offend you in any way.