N.Y. Times to apologize for photo, video of soldier

Houston Chronicle by Michael Hedges | Feb. 1, 2007 (News Report)
Paper to send family a letter of explanation, regret over using images of the dying Texan

The New York Times will express regret for hurting the feelings of the family of a Texas soldier after publishing a photograph and a video showing him as he lay dying in Baghdad.

The letter is part of an agreement reached Wednesday between the Army and the Times to resolve a controversy about the use of images of Staff Sgt. Hector Leija without his consent.

"The New York Times agreed to write a letter to Sgt. Leija's family explaining the ... Full Story »

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Marty Heyman
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 by Marty Heyman - Oct. 1, 2008

This is a story by a property that probably does NOT have reporters in Iraq about a fight between the Military and a property that does. Ignoring the patently transparent issue of the soldier's permission, there is an elephant in the story that goes unmentioned and one would think the Press would want it mentioned. This story is about the "agreements" between the military and those who they privilege to be imbedded in their operations. This spat was about the limits of reporting and what that means for the honesty and credibility of the information coming from Iraq. This paper chose to admit it quietly but not to tell its readers what it was talking about. It's particularly interesting that this is the only outlet carrying the story.

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