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DESCRIPTION:On the day after 10,000  people marched and rallied in San Francisco on 
 January 10  to demand “Let Gaza Live,” the San Francisco Chronicle 
 reported the demonstration to have been just “more than 1,000 people.” 
 In their January 10 edition, on the morning of the protest, the Chronicle 
 publicized the pro-Israeli war counter-protest on the steps of City Hall, 
 but failed to mention the “Let Gaza Live” anti-war demonstration. 
 \n\nImmediately after the march, at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10, the 
 Chronicle’s website featured the march as its top story under the 
 headline, “Thousands Protest in San Francisco.” By the time the Sunday 
 paper was printed, however, the number of participants had been reduced to 
 “more than 1,000.”\n\nDespite being presented with irrefutable video 
 and photo evidence (linked below) that they had massively undercounted the 
 number of people participating in the march and rally, the Chronicle 
 editors have declined to print a correction.\n\nJoin us on Thursday, 
 January 15 to demand that the corporate media stop the lies and distortions 
 about the Israeli war against Gaza and the movement opposing the war. The 
 protest will take place at the S.F. Chronicle building, at the corner of 
 5th St. and Mission in San Francisco. (One block from Powell St. BART). 
 Similar protests will be taking place this week in Washington DC and other 
 cities\n\nJanuary 10 saw the biggest outpourings thus far in the U.S. 
 against the horrific Israeli assault on Gaza. But much of the corporate 
 media – and especially daily newspapers -- from Washington (site of the 
 largest demonstration which the Washington Post failed to mention at all) 
 to Los Angeles, from New York to San Francisco, either completely ignored 
 or vastly underestimated the protests.\n\nThe Israeli offensive has now 
 killed nearly 1,000 Palestinians, wounded more than 4,000 and inflicted 
 incalculable damage on one of the poorest areas of the world.  Since the 
 Israeli bombing and invasion began, a reported 10 Israeli soldiers and 4 
 civilians have been killed. Yet most of the mainstream media gives equal or 
 greater time to the casualties and views of the Israeli side.  The same 
 media relentlessly misrepresents the cause of the crisis, invariably 
 blaming the Palestinian side while ignoring years of lethal blockade, air 
 strikes and “targeted assassinations” carried out by Israel against the 
 people in Gaza.\n\nHere are excerpts from the letter sent to the Chronicle 
 by Richard Becker of the ANSWER Coalition:\n\n“Once again we have the 
 Chronicle publishing a ridiculously low estimate of the number of people at 
 a demonstration in San Francisco. I'm referring to the Chronicle article 
 (Jan. 11, 2009) reporting that "more than 1,000" people participated in the 
 protest against Israel's assault on Gaza . . .   \n\n“On Saturday 
 evening, immediately after the march, the Chronicle's www.sfgate.com 
 website reported that "thousands" had marched in SF, as did many Bay Area 
 TV stations and other media outlets. Photos on the sfgate.com site which 
 accompany the online edition of your article illustrate that there were in 
 fact many thousands of people marching, For example, this photo from 
 sfgate.com, taken by Chronicle photographer Paul Chinn, shows just a small 
 section of a march which stretched several blocks.  
 \nhttp://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2009/01/11/MNK6157880.DTL&o=21\n 
 \n“You can also view video of the march and other media coverage, much of 
 which starkly contrasts with the Chronicle's 
 coverage.\nhttp://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/11/18561688.php 
 \nhttp://www.youtube.com/user/leftionthenews\n\n(End of excerpts)\n\nJoin 
 the protest on Thursday, Jan. 15, 5 p.m. at SF Chronicle, 5th & Mission 
 Sts., S.F. Volunteers and donations are needed. Please call 415-821-6545 in 
 you can help, and circulate this email to your family, friends, co-workers 
 and lists. \n\n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/13/18562575.php
SUMMARY:Protest Media Bias On Gaza War at San Francisco Chronicle
LOCATION:San Francisco Chronicle building, at the corner of 5th St. and Mission
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/13/18562575.php
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