AP: Screw the Facts, Protect the Narrative

Confederate Yankee | Jul. 9, 2007 (Opinion)

The Associated Press, ostensibly a news-gathering organization, did not apparently ask these sources about Yon's account or what their soldiers had witnessed. Nor did they apparently ask any other American or Iraqi PAOs.

Why?

That is a question the Associated Press doesn't seem willing to answer. Full Story »

Posted by Chris J. Breisch

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Posted by: Posted by Chris J. Breisch - Jul 9, 2007 - 7:20 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Chris J. Breisch (review), Julian Friedland (review), Fabrice Florin (review)
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Julian Friedland
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 by Julian Friedland - Oct. 1, 2008

Makes sweeping assumptions and claims of fact without any evidence given.

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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 1, 2008
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Chris J. Breisch
4.6
 by Chris J. Breisch - Oct. 1, 2008

Confederate Yankee is still on the AP's case about why they won't report verifiable news about Al Qaeda terror, but will report un-verifiable and false stories about U.S. troops. He notes that AP certainly had plenty of chances to get it right, and yet completely failed to do so.

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