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dc_dux · 02-01-2007, 09:04 PM

The only absolute in journalism for as long as independent journalists have been covering US wars is to not reveal infomation of value to the enemy.

Mathew Brady took photos of KIA in the Civil War. There are news archives of US troops being shot landing on Normandy Beach and Peter Jennings and Ed Bradley brought Vietnam firefights to the evening news.

The only difference is that the news is now reported in real time. I would agree that today's war reporting requires a different set of ethics and standards that pays greater attention to the family of casuaties. In this case, without knowing the full story, I would agree that the NY Times may have stepped over the line in the timing of the story/video. But I would not say such reporting should be NONE....PERIOD.

YOu dont seem to place the same value or the need for independent war journalists as I do....and the coverage of the good, the bad and the ugly, so that Americans sitting safely at home can really understand the cost of war. Or perhaps, you believe they (NY Times reporters, CNN reporters, etc) have an ulterior motive in their reporting...but I would suggest that is your own bias.

02-01-2007, 09:04 PM	#43 (permalink)
dc_dux Location: Washington DC	The only absolute in journalism for as long as independent journalists have been covering US wars is to not reveal infomation of value to the enemy. Mathew Brady took photos of KIA in the Civil War. There are news archives of US troops being shot landing on Normandy Beach and Peter Jennings and Ed Bradley brought Vietnam firefights to the evening news. The only difference is that the news is now reported in real time. I would agree that today's war reporting requires a different set of ethics and standards that pays greater attention to the family of casuaties. In this case, without knowing the full story, I would agree that the NY Times may have stepped over the line in the timing of the story/video. But I would not say such reporting should be NONE....PERIOD. YOu dont seem to place the same value or the need for independent war journalists as I do....and the coverage of the good, the bad and the ugly, so that Americans sitting safely at home can really understand the cost of war. Or perhaps, you believe they (NY Times reporters, CNN reporters, etc) have an ulterior motive in their reporting...but I would suggest that is your own bias. __________________ "The perfect is the enemy of the good." ~ Voltaire Last edited by dc_dux; 02-01-2007 at 09:09 PM..