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November 14, 2009

Yet more media “inaccuracy” on Ft. Hood

Filed under: Uncategorized — Greg in cheeseland @ 2:10 pm

Excerpt:
From the earliest reports, it was obvious that the corporate media dropped the ball on the coverage of the Ft. Hood shootings. Now there is yet more evidence that the media did nothing more than parrot the military’s version of what happened.

According to The New York Times on Nov. 7th, police Sgt. Kimberly Munley heroically faced the alleged shooter, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, and put an end to the rampage by shooting him several times while sustaining several wounds herself.

According to The New York Times on Nov. 12th, a second police officer, Senior Sgt. Mark Todd, is the one who finally subdued the alleged gunman.

While that makes Sgt. Munley no less of a hero if either of the versions of the story are accurate, it does underscore one inescapable fact: In a rush to get a story out, media outlets simply report whatever they are told by the government and/or military without bothering to check the facts.

Read more here: http://www.examiner.com/x-23316-Madison-Independent-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Ft-Hood-Yet-more-media-inaccuracy

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