US Press Corps Fails Again on Iran
The U.S. press corps appears to have learned little or nothing from the Iraq debacle as a new crisis looms with Iran.
the most dangerous parallel between the misreporting on Iraq and the current hysteria about Iran may be that major U.S. news outlets, especially the New York Times and the Washington Post, continue to paint the disputes in black and white and leave shades of gray out of the frame.
In doing so, these news organizations again are casting aside their own rules about objectivity and balance.
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Important historical information is presented that supports Parry's strong criticism of slavish and uncritical reporting in the U.S. media. Important reading for perspective on Iran and elsewhere.