Archive for May 17th, 2005


17
May

The Crucifixion of Newsweek?

Rathergate Redux?
Does Torture “Work”?
The Media Reform Debate
Now it seems to be Newsweek’s turn to be crucified for the sins of the “liberal media.” It is Rathergate all over again, only this time the magazine’s reporting is being blamed for riots and deaths in Afghanistan, a response ostensibly to a report on the desecration of the […]


17
May

Which Way Media Reform?

On Newsweek:
Mturk writes:

“What good does it do to report this? There’s a very lethal war in progress. Let’s inflame the passions of the enemy, even if the story is not true. (The enemy, after all, resides primarily within the Muslim population.) That’s unconscionable, and not at all well-thought-out!
“Newsweek Got it Right […]

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