News and Politics | April 26, 2008 | 5 comments

NY Times 'wasn't aware' of Winter Soldier

source: http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=3340

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The Times’ D.C. bureau editor’s claim to have not heard of the hearings is remarkable, given that the AP newswire carried a story on the hearings, and IVAW has confirmed to FAIR that the D.C. bureau had been sent three separate rounds of different IVAW press releases. In addition, at least 150 Times staffers were sent press releases about Winter Soldier by the Institute for Public Accuracy, a group that encourages inclusion of overlooked facts and progressive perspectives in media coverage. Given that media organizations operating on a small fraction of the Times' budget were aware of and able to find the resources to cover these hearings, the Times’ D.C. bureau’s plea to ignorance about the hearings is all the more disappointing.
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5 comments // NY Times 'wasn't aware' of Winter Soldier

  • uroborus8
  • chet_arthur
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      chet_arthur  

    • diode, I think that you are misappropriating the facts. i don't think that they were against the war before joining the army. They have since seen the horrors of war and are now (as people who signed up to protect your sorry ass from foreign and domestic threats) against the war and the effects that it has wrought on the Middle East, specifically Iraq. get your chain of events straight before you start spitting on the vets.

      we're entitled to opinions, eh? Well it is my well reasoned opinion that you are a moron indifferent to dissent. Fuck the war in Iraq and fuck anyone who places any culpability/blame/shame with any soldier and his/her opinion. They put their name on the dotted line. They lost buddies. What the hell did you ever do?

    • 4 years ago
  • uroborus8
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      uroborus8  
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    • Democracy Now!, a much smaller news organization was so aware of the Winter Soldier testimony that they aired it in it's entirety over the span of a week. You can listen to it at the link I provided.

    • 4 years ago
  • Conniepae
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      Conniepae  

    • Shame on NY Times! Lying is a sin. If they aren't lying, they should get out more. Enlisting in the military is not moronic. That they are misused is moronic. Our military should NEVER be used for a 'WAR OF CHOICE'.

      We need our military. We don't need 'Deciders' who decide we should dishonor their service, by using them for questionable reasons. If we send them to war, there should be no questions!

    • 4 years ago
  • diode
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      diode  

    • IVAW eh? well then they shouldn't have ENLISTED IN THE MILITARY. they are entitled to their opinions but i think they are morons

    • 4 years ago
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