News accounts of the 1982 Beirut Massacre were judged by partisans on both sides of the Arab-Israeli conflict to be partial to the other side.This is an example of ________.
A) overconfidence bias
B) false attribution bias
C) hostile media bias
D) exaggeration of conflict bias

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Hostile media bias refers to the perception that coverage of a particular issue or conflict is biased against one's own side. In this case, both supporters of Israel and supporters of the Arab side felt that news accounts were biased against their respective viewpoints.

News Accounts of the 1982 Beirut Massacre Were Judged by Partisans