Did the American news media appropriately handle coverage leading up to the war in Iraq?
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Rosa Brooks
The American news media did not appropriately handle coverage leading up to the war in Iraq.
A decimated, demoralized and under-resourced press corps hardly questioned the case for war in Iraq
5/8/2009 4:02:28 PM
Fareed Zakaria
The American news media did not appropriately handle coverage leading up to the war in Iraq.
Zakariah critical of news media.
11/9/2008 7:53:05 PM
Gary Kamiya (journalist)
The American news media did not appropriately handle coverage leading up to the war in Iraq.
"One of the greatest collapses in the history of the American media"
7/28/2008 3:16:55 PM
John Cusack
The American news media did not appropriately handle coverage leading up to the war in Iraq.
"The movie business and mainstream media in general seem to be giving the Bush administration a pass on things that were so fundamental."
7/17/2008 12:46:20 PM
Katie Couric
The American news media did not appropriately handle coverage leading up to the war in Iraq.
"I think it did affect the way, the level of aggressiveness that was exercised by the media. I really do."
6/11/2008 11:29:53 AM
Tom Brokaw
The American news media did not appropriately handle coverage leading up to the war in Iraq.
"There is the fog of war, and there's also the fog of covering war."
6/10/2008 7:59:15 PM
David Gregory (journalist)
The American news media did appropriately handle coverage leading up to the war in Iraq.
"I think the questions were asked. I think we pushed, I think we prodded, I think we challenged the President."
6/10/2008 7:58:17 PM
Tim Robbins
The American news media did not appropriately handle coverage leading up to the war in Iraq.
"A concerted effort of propaganda"
6/10/2008 11:46:50 AM
Eric Boehlert
The American news media did not appropriately handle coverage leading up to the war in Iraq.
Paid a dear price
6/10/2008 11:28:33 AM
Walter Isaacson
The American news media did not appropriately handle coverage leading up to the war in Iraq.
Didn't question our sources enough
6/10/2008 11:27:57 AM
The New York Times
The American news media did not appropriately handle coverage leading up to the war in Iraq.
Wish they'd been more aggressive
6/10/2008 11:11:50 AM
Bob Woodward
The American news media did not appropriately handle coverage leading up to the war in Iraq.
"We all dropped the ball"
6/10/2008 11:11:33 AM
Dan Rather
The American news media did not appropriately handle coverage leading up to the war in Iraq.
"We didn't do a good job"
6/10/2008 11:10:50 AM
Bill Moyers
The American news media did not appropriately handle coverage leading up to the war in Iraq.
Press surrendered its independence
6/10/2008 11:08:52 AM
Scott McClellan
The American news media did not appropriately handle coverage leading up to the war in Iraq.
Didn't live up to its reputation
6/6/2008 1:22:04 PM