[antimedia] antimedia: And the beat....

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Posted by antimedia:
And the beat....
http://www.antimedia.us/posts/1150244757.shtml


   ....[1]goes on.

     The networks have been eager over the last few weeks to highlight
     every new charge or claim related to the alleged massacre by U.S.
     Marines of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq last November (a new study
     from the MRC counted 99 stories or interviews about it over just
     three weeks on the ABC, CBS and NBC morning and evening shows), but
     when a front page Washington Post article on Sunday recounted
     Marine Sergeant Frank Wuterich's contention that he and his squad
     followed the rules of engagement and were justified in their
     actions, the networks lost interest. NBC gave it a few seconds on
     Sunday's Today and a fuller story on Sunday's Nightly News, but ABC
     and CBS ignored it on their Sunday morning shows (GMA and Sunday
     Morning) while ABC's World News Tonight gave it a mere 20 seconds
     before a full story on suicides at Guantanamo and the CBS Evening
     News skipped it completely. On Monday, despite interview segments
     and stories on Iraq, the broadcast network morning shows ignored
     Wuterich's version, though ABC and NBC made time for full
     Guantanamo pieces. Amazingly, ABC's Charles Gibson didn't raise it
     with Congressman John Murtha, the lead accuser who appeared on GMA.
     The Monday evening shows also avoided the topic.

   Looks like, if you really want to know what's going on, you'd better
   be reading the blogs. You're sure not going to get the truth from the
   media.

References

   1. http://www.mrc.org/cyberalerts/2006/cyb20060613.asp#1