So who from the Press is going to resign?
Some Reports of N.O. Violence Exaggerated Washington Post
Reports of Post-Katrina Mayhem May Have Been Overblown - Los Angeles Times
Well, either we weren’t getting the truth beforehand, or we aren’t getting the truth now. Which is it? Can we really trust you News people? What’s up with this?
First Michael Brown resigns, now Eddy Compass resigns after having an injunction slapped on him after seizing guns illegally, and now this comes out. At least we can’t blame Dan Rather this time.
Update 2005-10-02 - I found a good article via BlogSnow…er…BlogsNow
“…Er, no. The facts they put in front of us were wrong, and they didn’t talk truth to power. They talked to goofs in power, like New Orleans’ Mayor Nagin and Police Chief Compass, and uncritically fell for every nutso yarn they were peddled. The media swallowed more bilge than if they’d been lying down with their mouths open as the levee collapsed. Ten thousand dead! Widespread rape and murder! A 7-year-old gang-raped and then throat-slashed! It was great stuff — and none of it happened. No gang-raped 7-year-olds. None…”
Media deserve blame for New Orleans debacle
