The MSM should know
The blurb for this AP article on Yahoo News caught my eye, so I clicked on it. It indicated that a new study had documented that during the lead-up to the Iraq War the Bush administration had made hundreds of … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Press
“Attack of the Killer Journalists”
Well, not really. But Iowahawk’s clever satire about journalists run amok makes a good point about the absurdity of the recent NY Times article on crimes committed by returning vets. That Times piece is an excellent example of failure to … Continue reading →
A mind is a difficult thing to change: (Part 7B: the Vietnam photos revisited)
[Part 7A can be found here. The rest of the series is located by clicking on the category “A mind is a difficult thing to change: my story” on the right sidebar.] The last thing I was thinking about during … Continue reading →
Missing the Big Story in Iraq
Look at this Ralph Peters column and Michael Totten’s latest report from Fallujah as companion pieces. They tell the same tale, that of the discrediting and defeat of terrorist forces in Iraq. Peters focuses on the meagerness of US press … Continue reading →
No, Petraeus! So say us: Time‘s untimely choice
I’m with William Kristol on this one: why wasn’t General Petreaus the obvious choice for Time magazine’s annual “Person of the Year?” Time was when Time actually had something intelligent to say about the world. But that Time was a … Continue reading →
More on Wallace and Jennings: a war reporter is not a nature reporter
I’m pressed for time, so I’m writing this quickly and might have more to say later on the subject, but I urge you to read the comments section of yesterday’s thread. One of the many interesting comments there was by … Continue reading →
No higher duty: “You’re a reporter!”
We now know a bit more about the charges against Iraqi AP photographer Bilal Hussein. It seems that he was tipped off to a planned IED attack against US forces, and that: …he was standing next to the I.E.D. triggerman … Continue reading →
How do you vet a stringer?
A stringer is a freelance journalist or photographer paid by the piece. A controversial and commonplace use of stringers today is in hot spots around the world; stringers go where Western journalists fear (or are unable) to tread. This means … Continue reading →
Yon’s iconic photo; more Congressional shenanigans
It used to be that the mainstream media would seek out and publish photos like this one. Now it seems to be up to bloggers such as Michael Yon. Actually, to be fair, the time when the MSM was publishing … Continue reading →
‘Twas ever thus: the press vs. the military, and vice versa
As Exhibit A, we have the exquisite sarcasm of General Robert E. Lee: It appears we have appointed our worst generals to command forces, and our most gifted and brilliant to edit newspapers. In fact, I discovered by reading newspapers … Continue reading →
Perceptions about Iraq: why so impervious to change?
Michael Yon describes the extreme disconnect he sees between the facts in Iraq and perceptions about it. Never the twain shall meet; at least not yet, although he’s doing his bit to change that. Why has the corrective news of … Continue reading →
What Sanchez really said
Today’s NY Times prominently highlights a speech by retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, ex-Commander of US forces in Iraq, in which he is deeply critical of the conduct of the Iraq War. The Times summarizes Sanchez’s speech in its lede … Continue reading →