What is Bowenize?
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To report things that are true in isolation, but act to deliberately distort the overall message by a deliberate act of omission.
So called in honour of Jeremy Bowen, a BBC editor who struggles with the concept of objectivity, but is a term of general use.
The news reports of Hamas's missile attacks and Israel's response was clearly seen to be heavily Bowenized.
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To think one has won or accomplished a goal, only to face defeat shortly afterwards
He thought that he had won the game, but succeeded ..
