The Nuclear Expert Who Never Was

Albright, operating under the guise of his creation, ISIS, has a track record of inserting hype and speculation about matters of great sensitivity in a manner which skews the debate toward the worst-case scenario. Over time Albright often moderates his position, but the original sensationalism still remains, serving the purpose of imprinting a negative image in the psyche of public opinion. This must stop. It is high time the mainstream media began dealing ... Full Story »

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by Chris Finnie - Oct. 1, 2008

By diving deeply into a specific instance of how the media distorts reality, Scott Ritter delivers a surprisingly effective indictment of the whole industry. Packed with insider information, Ritter exposes lazy fact checking and even more lax language and how it leads to skewed reporting. As he accurately points out, when that inaccurate information is repeated over and over again, the results can well be disasterous.

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