Iraq All Over Again?

FAIR by Editors | Oct. 8, 2009 (News Analysis)

There have been recent discussions (e.g., New York Times, 9/29/09) about whether the press is doing a better job covering allegations about Iran's nuclear program than they did during the run-up to the Iraq War. But in some crucial and very basic ways, many in the media are performing just as poorly as they did in 2002 and 2003 Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Media
Topics: Foreign Policy, Ethics in Journalism, Mainstream Media
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Posted by: Posted by Ben Ross - Oct 8, 2009 - 2:32 AM PDT
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Edited by: Ben Ross - Oct 8, 2009 - 2:46 AM PDT

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 by Ben Ross - Oct. 8, 2009

Quality? Yes, it asks questions, makes suggestions, clarifies differences between facts , hysteria and conventional wisdom. Reveals the media as rubber stamp war maker.

Which countries have nukes? How many were found in Iraq after the current US war of aggression....based criminal position of WMD's. Will reporting ever be based on evidence?...include the apposing view?

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