Blurred Issues: follow-up.

I blamed the BBC for stirring an unfair media response to the Abu Graib scandal. Last night however I saw one of those classic 'eh?' moments on ITV News that's worth recording. They led with an item questioning the pictures that allegedly show British troops abusing Iraqis last summer, and their correspondent said that if untrue the sensational allegations were terrible and putting lives at risk. Then a couple of minutes later the news presenter unambiguously referred to the 'torture' that had taken place at Abu Graib- also unproven, also under investigation. So that kind of sensational approach isn't putting lives at risk then?

Victor Davis Hanson has a well-balanced article which shows how simplistic and wrong the ITV angle was (not to mention hypocritical and contradictory). (via LGF)