RE: [Iraq] More enthusiasm than news in Fox's coverage of war

From: Alfio Puglisi (puglisi@arcetri.astro.it)
Date: Tue Apr 01 2003 - 05:01:32 MST

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    On Tue, 1 Apr 2003, gts wrote:

    >Mike Lorrey wrote:
    >
    >> I will fault all news
    >> channels for not presenting any detailed representations of
    >> battle maneuvers, even after they occured. All you ever see
    >> is a basic map of Iraq as a whole with stupid icons of red
    >> and blue tanks, troops, planes, etc....
    >> I have yet to see any station besides FOX even attempt to
    >> discuss what is an is not a war crime and what the Geneva
    >> Conventions say, for instance.
    >
    >Perhaps some media mogul should create a "Military News" channel for your
    >liking. The cable news market seems to be able to find a way to fill every
    >possible market niche (The History Channel, the Discovery Channel, etc,
    >etc.)

    This is the best that I found:

    http://www.aeronautics.ru

    don't know how much of it is real reporting, and how much is propaganda,
    but if even only 50% accurate, it's nothing short of amazing.

    Ciao,
    Alfio



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