http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/harry-nakichbandi/ Born in Miami raised in Turkey and Syria and educated in Australia, Harry is an IT nerd and avid consumer of warped American sitcoms such as The Simpsons and Family Guy. He has a dog called Talia and a cat called Frisky and is working on an IT-related invention that he hopes will pay for a Buggati one day. In the meantime, he is exploring his newly acquired interest in media commentary on an extended holiday across the “trouble” region of the world.  en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/western-media-disappeared-half-the-syrian-story/ Why has the western media provided only a biased, incomplete view of what is going in Syria? Why have the steps taken by the Syrian government to answer the concerns raised by its citizens been ignored?  I am not a Syrian government apologist (more on that later). I just want to read the whole story. If I can find a variety of news sources including the official statements made by government officials and pro-Syrian government supporters why can’t the BBC or ABC or any other well-resourced western media? And I am not only talking about the bizarre twists in the Syrian conflict such as “Damascus Girl”. If you missed that one, a young Syrian lesbian blogger created an international outcry when she suddenly disappeared. The Syrian government was suspected of abducting and maybe even killing her. One of her great supporters – fellow lesbian blogger Lez Get Real was particularly upset. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Harry Nakichbandi) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/western-media-disappeared-half-the-syrian-story/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/western-media-disappeared-half-the-syrian-story/#item6190 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:40:31 +0000 Harry Nakichbandi | Author bios | The Punch