Sunday, August 01, 2004


BBC Reports Fallujah, or do they?

The end of this BBC report contains information about 'clashes' in Fallujah ('clashes' is the word used in the lede).

The troubling thing about this report that cites eyewitness accounts of 'residents' is the question of who is mediating the news here.

I would be very interested to know if there was any BBC journalist in Fallujah to liase with these people. I doubt it. In fact, it's almost certain that they are relying on reports like this one from Al-Jazeera- though they don't say so- who definitely do have journalists in Fallujah.

I think we have a right to know.

 
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