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2005-06-15 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Captain America 2005-06-15 09:13|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The Globe's problem, one shared by most of the American press, is the tendency to see events in Iraq as isolated. They fail to see the overall campaign...

The problem stems from a dearth of experience in this area, lack of reaonably friendly contacts with people that could provide observations based on experience, a traditional viewpoint that eschews any current look at 'the big picture', and an ingrained mentality about what the press should focus on (like social issues, pandering to interest groups, not angering their sophisticated urban readership, etc,)

Posted by Pappy 2005-06-15 10:42|| 2005-06-15 10:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Let's not forget that if a member of the US military sat down with a dozen reporters and spelled it all out to them, accompanied by raw photos, the analysts to interpret them, and eyewitnesses to corroborate everything, the reporters would all be thinking, "He's covering up something."

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-06-15 10:48|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-06-15 10:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Also, the reporters have to be critical when reporting on US military or else they worry they will be or appear to be propaganda puppets.

But this critical nature doesn't extend to reporting PR press releases from Islamists ... they can go straight in the paper no questions asked, at least in Australia.

See Hostage freed but Islamist claims victory

Posted by anon1 2005-06-15 11:02|| 2005-06-15 11:02|| Front Page Top

#4 obviously I hope this rivers strategy is working but frankly I don't understand it

there seems to be plenty of space between the rivers for the terrorists to have sanctuary

It doesn't take a lot of space to put together the bombs used by the suicide bombers; it doesn't take a big 'in Iraq' logistics operation if much of the operation takes place somewhere else.

Posted by mhw 2005-06-15 11:59|| 2005-06-15 11:59|| Front Page Top

#5 Anyone who reads the Boston Globe for insight on the military situation in Iraq would probably also read Lady's Home Journal for their NFL Draft Special Edition...

Posted by tu3031 2005-06-15 12:10|| 2005-06-15 12:10|| Front Page Top

#6 Let's not forget that if a member of the US military sat down with a dozen reporters and spelled it all out to them, accompanied by raw photos, the analysts to interpret them, and eyewitnesses to corroborate everything, the reporters would all be thinking, "He's covering up something."

..or if it was a pre-action briefing they would probably print it! How can our military really trust some of these guys from LAT/NYT/Globe/NPR etc.? I don't think they can. Best reading on all of this is still "Army Times"

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2005-06-15 16:32|| 2005-06-15 16:32|| Front Page Top

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