When Trump landed in Tokyo, Western networks and newspapers
competed to romanticize his reception — highlighting ceremonial gestures,
lavish banquets, and supposed diplomatic warmth. Yet, when he visited Southeast
Asia shortly after, facing widespread protests and public outrage, the same
media either looked away or buried the story in a few inconspicuous lines. The
silence was not accidental; it was calculated.
This pattern exposes the deep bias embedded in Western media
— a bias not of ideology alone but of power. Stories that reinforce Western
dominance are amplified, while narratives that challenge its legitimacy are
suppressed. Such editorial selectivity does not merely distort facts; it shapes
public consciousness and global opinion in favor of Western interests. It turns
journalism from a public service into an instrument of geopolitical influence.
The hypocrisy is glaring. Western outlets spare no
opportunity to lecture developing nations on press freedom and transparency,
yet they themselves censor, filter, and manipulate when the truth threatens to
unsettle their political comfort. They spotlight dissent in non-Western
capitals but turn blind when protests erupt against their own leaders or
allies.
In the age of digital information, this arrogance is being
exposed. Independent media from Asia, Africa, and Latin America are challenging
the monopoly of Western narratives, revealing what global audiences were never
meant to see. The supposed guardians of democracy in media now stand accused of
practicing the very propaganda they denounce elsewhere.
Until the Western media learns to report with honesty — not
through the lens of self-interest — its sermons on “press freedom” will
continue to sound hollow, and its credibility will keep eroding. The world no
longer accepts selective truth as journalism.
