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Originally posted by Coramoor
When operations like this happens, the army does not let reports know until well after the fact and all the true figures are calculated.
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But wait. That's what I've been saying all along. The government is expert at managing the news.
How does that stack up with Freedom of the Press and the First Amendment?
Ya know, you just can't have it both ways. If you want it reported fairly, you've got to be honest and open. If you're feeding everyone propaganda, you can't complain when a story doesn't come out your way.
Frankly, I'd rather be exposed to actual accounts and make up my own mind, than be spoon fed what the government wants me to hear.
The government learned it's lesson well in Vietnam where reporters weren't restricted to where they went and what the covered. They expected reporters to dutifully report what they put out in the daily press briefing, aptly named "The Five O'Clock Follies" An "imbedded" crew can only go where it's unit allows it to, and only report what it's allowed to see.
Is there a slant to some reporting? Yes. In both ways. But the government only slants in one direction.
That worries me.
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