Daily Archives: April 7, 2006

Creating the news — Jerry Springer meets Dan Rather

Posted on April 7, 2006 by Thanos

News is a product. It’s a product that sells best if the cachet is prejudice or fear, and it’s apparent that in the race for viewers all the stops are being pulled out by Dateline NBC. You have to wonder about their willingness … Continue reading →

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Iraq: more excellent news

Posted on April 7, 2006 by Thanos

The prestigious and moderate-to-liberal think tank known as the Brookings institute has a great new study out that shows past trends in Iraq vs. present. Everything, while not perfectly rosy, is trending well. American deaths are declining,

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