The Media’s Role in Discovering the Truth Behind the Iraq War
The second half of today’s radio show “The Connection” will explore the media’s role in discovering the truth about President Bush’s reasons for war. It sounds like the show will ask whether the media had a responsibility to better investigate Bush’s reasons for the invasion instead of just accepting his case for war.
WBUR will broadcast the show around 11 am on the Internet and on 90.9 FM in the Boston-area. “The Connection’s” Web site also broadcasts the show. After the broadcast, “The Connection’s” Web site will have an archived version of the show.
Notes from the show: Judith Miller of The New York Times, who’s covered the search for weapons of mass destruction, made some interesting statements about how difficult it is to cover government activities like this because people in the government could be punished for talking to reporters and much of the information is classified, which makes it difficult or impossible to access.
A caller expressed frustration that the information she was getting from some organizations, like MoveOn, were exploring the issues that the main stream media weren’t. She didn’t understand why the media seemed to ignore what these organizations were saying and the issues they were investigating. Now that some of the information they disseminated and critizing of the government they did seem to be the truth, she feels justified in paying more attention to their reports than what the main stream media covered.
