Re: Headgear

At 5:53 PM -0800 11/28/03, John Atkinson wrote:
>
>Well, last time I saw CNN was some months ago (I've
>been avoiding the news these past two weeks).	There
>had been a bombing in Baghdad, and I was watching on
>the screen things that flatly contradicted what the
>reporters were saying.  Besides which the folks at the
>desk (presumably in Atlanta??) managed to state an
>incorrect date and time (Baghdad is 8 hours off of
>Atlanta, not 9).  Didn't do much for my impression.

Technical details are missed by all news 
agencies. Look at how often a basic thing like 
caliber in metric or standard is confused (or 
"high powered pistol round") they're not 
technicians. Its a continuing fight. They're anal 
about spelling and grammar (yet you get some 
awful talking heads that don't seem to understand 
the basic rules) and still screw them up 
sometimes.

>
>At any rate, the embeds are pretty much gone, and
>reporters hook up for specific stories or roam around
>looking for 'em.  Every month I see fewer and fewer
>reporters and watch fewer reports filed from anywhere
>but Baghdad.  That ain't CNN alone, either.

That's kind of a problem with any agency that 
gathers intel or news. At this point, the war has 
more minor things going on with a daily basis, so 
the perceived need for embedded reporters is less.

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