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2003-12-10 Iraq

Zeyadâs report on Baghdad Anti-Terror demonstration

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Posted by Dar 2003-12-10 1:42:54 PM|| || Front Page|| [11137 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Great news. This will be the lead story on CNN tonight, won't it? Front-page above-the-fold coverage in the NYT tomorrow? Naa.

Posted by Matt 2003-12-10 2:25:14 PM|| 2003-12-10 2:25:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 And a Google search finds no mention (iraq +demonstration +rally) in the first 7 pages of links - tons from months ago on the anti-war ptools with their giant puppets. No mention on MSNBC or Fox, either, that I could see. Once again, they are "scooped" because they can't get it through their arrogant corporate / J-school heads that the news is not the same as their agenda. Thx, guys, for the story links!

Excuse me, I've got some "Favorites" entries to delete...

Posted by ,com 2003-12-10 2:30:47 PM|| 2003-12-10 2:30:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Its now 430pm. Last I looked, still nothing on CNN, MSNBC, FOX or even Drudge.

Posted by mhw 2003-12-10 4:30:26 PM|| 2003-12-10 4:30:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 First of all go to the link he has some great pictures!

Here is CNN's headline in World News: Nobel winner slams war on terror.

But not a word on the Demostration.

Posted by CrazyFool 2003-12-10 4:46:10 PM|| 2003-12-10 4:46:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I read a UPI dispatch from the Washington Times (via Drudge) that says 4,000 protested. If it is on Drudge it will likely make it on to the major cable and broadcast news stations at some point. Right? Won't it? Please?

Posted by remote man 2003-12-10 5:06:37 PM|| 2003-12-10 5:06:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 I emailed CNN a "news tip", so that should do it.

While shooting at the Beeb really isn't worth the powder, one of the online Beeb's headlines is "Scientists Create Ebola Virus". The headline should be "US Army Scientists Create Ebola Virus", but that's way off message.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3306087.stm

Posted by Matt 2003-12-10 5:28:05 PM|| 2003-12-10 5:28:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 My mistake. For Virus read Vaccine. Fred, bail me out here?

Posted by Matt 2003-12-10 5:29:59 PM|| 2003-12-10 5:29:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Matt,
US Army Scientists Created Ebola Virus is probably how they would like to report it :((.

Posted by CrazyFool 2003-12-10 5:42:48 PM|| 2003-12-10 5:42:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 CF, thanks for bailing me out there.

Posted by Matt 2003-12-10 6:33:51 PM|| 2003-12-10 6:33:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 ABC (Peter Jennings) gave it second billing but described it as essentially a mish-mash of competing agendas, e.g. Shi'ites v Sunnis, Kurds v Arabs, etc.

Basically, ABC's spin is 'Tis Nothing.

First story was Bill Richardson (ex-Clinton Admin) saying what idiots we (read: Bush) are for not forking over our tax $$$ and contracts to the Axis of Weasels while US GIs are murdered by French/Russian/German weapons sold in violation of UN sanctions.

Posted by JDB 2003-12-10 6:40:25 PM|| 2003-12-10 6:40:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Per Instapundit, Donald Sensing and Lt Smash, it seems that the major media are picking up the story in various ways, but the fact remains that one guy with a camera, a brain, and two very sizable stones scooped the world's press.

Posted by Matt 2003-12-10 8:08:03 PM|| 2003-12-10 8:08:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Scooped? Scooped?? Not like they (media) can say this was a surprise, been buzzing softly for weeks now. The demonstrators just didn't bring along enough high explosives to attract any coverage. Am I being a cynic?

Posted by Glenn (not Reynolds) 2003-12-11 12:01:57 AM|| 2003-12-11 12:01:57 AM|| Front Page Top

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