None of the participants in a survey of 11 to 16-year-olds conducted by Barclays through education web site learn.co.uk thought news stories about war were never biased. Almost a fifth thought news stories about war were always biased, a little over a half thought they were often biased and the rest felt that they were not often biased.
Most students favoured an approach to conflict resolution that saw both parties giving a little to get a little, rather than one side getting its own way, or both agreeing to the easiest solution.
Questioned before the current war in Iraq began, most respondents felt British soldiers should get involved in conflicts around the world. But three out of five young people felt peace in the Middle East could only come from the efforts of an independent body such as the UN.
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