Monday, May 19, 2008

A Picture Worth A Thousand Words

White House correspondent Helen Thomas wondered why the Washington Post got some letters complaining about publishing this AP photo on the front page and why virtually no other paper published it.

"Neither side is immune from the killing of Iraqi civilians. But Americans should be aware of their own responsibility for inflicting death and pain on the innocent."

"News people and editors were more courageous during the Vietnam War."

"Too often in this war, the news media seem to have tried to shield the public from the suffering this war has brought to Americans and Iraqis. It’s not the job of the media to protect the nation from the reality of war. Rather, it is up to the media to tell the people the truth. They can handle it."

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"Ali Hussein is pulled from the rubble of his home after a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad's Sadr City. The 2-year-old died at a hospital." ABC News did cover it.

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