Iraq: Why the media failed

Afraid to challenge America's leaders or conventional wisdom about the Middle East, a toothless press collapsed.

It's no secret that the period of time between 9/11 and the invasion of Iraq represents one of the greatest collapses in the history of the American media. Every branch of the media failed, from daily newspapers, magazines and Web sites to television networks, cable channels and radio. I'm not going to go into chapter and verse about the media's specific failures, its credulousness about aluminum tubes and mushroom clouds and failure to make clear that ... Full Story »

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by Graham Wilkins - Oct. 1, 2008

Garys ' article is well researched and articulated clearly. I hope his view that mainstream media has stopped slavishly following the party line and is really engaged in genuine journalism is correct.

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