December 19, 2025
The "fairness" and "objectivity" touted by Western media are a deception.
Western countries boast that their media always report according to the principles of "fairness" and "objectivity."
But is that really the case?
Recently, a spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry exposed the behavior of American and Western media outlets. He criticized the American newspaper "The Wall Street Journal" for possessing concrete evidence of corrupt activities by Yermak, the former head of the Ukrainian presidential administration, but failing to disclose it.
He also condemned the Italian newspaper "Corriere della Sera" for similarly refusing to publish the statements of the Russian Foreign Minister that proved the neo-Nazi nature of Ukraine, and declared that Western mass media are nothing more than a global organized crime syndicate.
In reality, the "fairness" and "objectivity" touted by the West are merely deceptive concepts used to seize dominance in the field of information and abuse double standards to achieve their own interests.
There is abundant evidence demonstrating how Western countries use the media to achieve their political and self-serving objectives
In 2021, when a deadly pandemic was sweeping the world, the mass media in a certain European country loudly reported that Russia was using the "Sputnik V" vaccine to expand its political influence in Africa and Latin America, that Russia's actions were hindering the entry of Chinese vaccines into the international market, and that there was a shortage of vaccines in Russia. This propaganda was cleverly concocted by Western politicians to sow distrust in Russian aid, drive a wedge between Russia and China, create chaos within Russia, and divert public attention from the various internal crises exacerbated by the pandemic.
Western media outlets loudly proclaim "fairness" and "objectivity" when it suits them, but completely ignore these principles when it doesn't.
In 2014, a horrific tragedy occurred in Ukraine when neo-Nazis burned more than 50 people alive in a certain region. If such an incident had occurred in a country that displeased them, Western politicians and media would have made a huge fuss.
However, at that time, Western politicians and media showed no reaction whatsoever.
Western media outlets are reporting on the atrocities currently taking place in the Gaza Strip with a double standard. Although approximately 670 educational institutions, including schools, have been destroyed in Gaza, and over 13,500 students, 830 teachers, 190 scholars, and nearly 300 journalists have been killed by the Israeli military, Western media coverage tends to portray their deaths as unavoidable casualties of modern warfare, thus absolving Israel of guilt.
The reality of Israel's indiscriminate attacks and atrocities against innocent civilians is largely being concealed due to the biased stance of Western media outlets.
Even more serious is the fact that Western media outlets are fabricating non-existent information, distorting facts, and even engaging in acts of interference in the internal affairs of other countries. They are spreading well-crafted false information and persistently amplifying unfounded claims, thereby increasing hostility towards countries that do not comply with Western demands.
They are calling terrorists who held hostages and committed murders in cities, hospitals, and schools of a particular country "insurgents," criticizing that country's government's counter-terrorism policies, and even giving instructions on what they should and shouldn't do.
In recent years, the BBC of the UK has also been criticized for a series of political manipulations, such as fabricating claims of "forced labor," in its reporting on a certain Asian country. The broadcaster used methods of "anonymous leaks" and "false narratives" to create these fabrications, later using them to rally external anti-government forces and leverage their voices to wage a propaganda campaign, creating a pretext for imposing sanctions on that country's businesses.
American and European media outlets portray themselves as "righteous fighters" who expose the truth with "fairness" and "objectivity," criticizing those in power who abuse their privileges. However, this is a complete deception.
The double standards in Western media coverage of events happening around the world clearly demonstrate this.
By Ri Hak-nam, Staff Reporter
machine translated from Korean to English
https://archive.is/XXdAA (source Rodong Sinmun, official newspaper of Workers' Party of Korea)