France 24 'Discovers' Brutal Crackdowns Only Happen Abroad
France 24 dutifully reports on Iran's 'brutal crackdown,' framing it as a stand-alone act of foreign villainy. They detail how media frames dissent, but subtly omit the playbook that Western governments, and their media allies, have perfected for decades: labeling resistance as 'terrorism' while propping up friendly autocratic regimes. One might wonder if France 24 has a special segment dissecting
the 'media coverage' of police brutality against protestors in Paris, or the 'brutal crackdown' by Israeli forces in Gaza—where, according to the UN, over 37,000 Palestinians have been killed, a figure conveniently sanitized as 'conflict' by many of the same outlets. The criteria for 'brutal' seems remarkably selective, shifting with geopolitical interests and advertising dollars. (Perhaps a
certain lobbying group ensures the focus remains conveniently far from home.)