Balance is particularly important when reporting the 5  background of civil wars and conflicts  Facts must not be deliberately manipulated to show one party in a favorable light, and the views of each side should be fairly represented  This concept of balance, however, does not justify concealing or glossing over basic injustices in an effort to be even-handed
If all the media were to adopt such a perverse interpretation of balanced reporting, the public would be given a picture of a world where each party in every conflict had an equal measure of justice on its side, contrary to our experience of life and, indeed, our common sense
Balanced reporting requires impartially revealing injustices where they occur no less than fairly presenting the views of each party in a conflict.