Originally Posted by powerclown

I think very highly of 3 NYT war reporters: John Burns, Dexter Filkins, and Michael Gordon. They very much put into perspective the likes of Arkin et al. These 3 have consistently been compelling, informative, enlightening, comprehensive and above all as neutral as possible, to my mind. I very much look forward to reading their articles. I also like Thomas Friedman, although he's not a war reporter in this war.

Ask yourself this question: If the NYT are simply providing a neutral public service, to whom are they servicing? What demographic wants to see american soldiers KIA? Would you have reservations about foreign news agencies airing americans KIA?