Many media that are considered objective and rigorous exhibit a treatment of the religious fact with an increasingly frequent bias.<\/p>\n
The treatment of Catholics and Orthodox Jews<\/big><\/p>\n This is observed in the media in many Western countries, but in the Spanish media it has become a very clear trend. It is enough to review the number of media outlets that use the expression \"ultra-Catholics\"<\/strong> to refer to those Catholics who simply belong to an apostolic movement, or who live their faith in a coherent and sincere manner<\/strong> strong>, without hurting anyone.<\/p>\n The same is true of Judaism. Have you noticed that many media outlets talk about \"ultra-orthodox\" Jews, but not just \"orthodox\" Jews?<\/strong> As with Catholics, this media bias is frequently exhibited when referring to people who live their religion in a strict way<\/strong>, but without harming others or resorting to violence.<\/p>\n The very different treatment Muslims receive<\/big><\/p>\n Things change if we talk about Islam. Unlike what happens with Catholics and Jews, very few media use the word \"ultra-Islamic\"<\/strong> to refer to those Muslims who live their religion more strictly. In fact, as a general rule, Muslims are treated more respectfully by the media than Catholics and Jews<\/strong>. For a Muslim to be labeled a \"fundamentalist\" by many means, it is not enough for him to live his religion strictly: generally only Muslims who advocate violence are so labeled.<\/p>\n In fact, mere criticism of Islam is described by many as \"Islamophobia\"<\/strong>. However, very few media consider the mere fact of criticizing Catholicism and Judaism a \"phobia\". Words like \"Christianphobia\" or \"Judeophobia\" are very rare in the media<\/strong>, despite the numerous expressions of hate that both Jews and Christians endure on a daily basis. Why?<\/strong><\/p>\n The leftist bias in the journalistic profession and its effects<\/big><\/p>\n One of the possible reasons for this bias is that journalism is one of the professions with the most inclination towards the political left<\/strong>. It's not that I'm saying it: it was exposed by a leftist media outlet in 2017<\/a> doing an analysis of Spanish journalism, which is one of those that most clearly exhibits these biases. Although many deny it, it is common for journalists to project their ideological prejudices into their work<\/strong>, not only through the use of expressions like the ones we have seen, but also in the choice of information.<\/p>\n This leftist bias in journalism implies transferring the ideological biases of that part of the political map to the world of information. The left-wing has been known for its hostility to Christianity<\/strong> for many years, and in Catholic countries like Spain, the left has traditionally made a display of clear hatred of Catholicism. In the same way, the left develops a militant activism against the State of Israel<\/strong>, an activism in which a good part of anti-Semitism is usually hidden today, since hatred of Jews has very negative connotations because of the atrocities committed in the Holocaust.<\/p>\n The anti-Western discourse of the left and its coincidence with Islam<\/big><\/p>\n
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