Interview with Danny Schechter about "WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception" about the American media, 09/04

LINK: Interview with Danny Schechter about "WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception" about the American media, 09/04

It seems practical, even reasonable, to rely on news organizations to broadcast accurately. Such informational institutions exist to dig up the facts, right? Maybe not. In the aftermath of President Bush's crusade to eliminate the seemingly omnipotent threat of 'weapons of mass destruction,' it has become pretty obvious that what initially appeared to be a deed of heroism and liberation was actually a vicious act of messy retribution. The burning question is, how much did the embedded American media uncover while reporting from the Middle East? Were American audiences actually getting the facts as they unfolded, or were we shielded from the truth?