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To: Sully- who wrote (12055)	7/15/2005 1:00:45 AM
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Washington Post Spins Gitmo Report Media Blog Stephen Spruiell Reporting Op-eds are not just news stories with occasional lines of commentary thrown in. They are also arrangements of facts, presented to support some sort of thesis that the author is trying to prove. This is opposed to the goal of news reporting that’s published under the banner of objectivity – lay aside your opinions and report what has happened. When the Washington Post runs a story like this one, with the headline, “Abu Ghraib Tactics Were First Used at Guantanamo,” they should put that story on the op-ed pages and go ahead and allow the author to say what he obviously thinks. Michelle Malkin has a round-up of other papers’ coverage of this same story, for comparison. Take note: <<< The New York Times ("Report Discredits F.B.I. Claims of Abuse at Guantánamo Bay"), USA Today ("Inquiry finds abuse, not torture at Guantanamo"), the Houston Chronicle ("Gitmo's methods not seen as torture"), and Minneapolis Star-Tribune ("Military finds no torture of Guantanamo detainees") adopt a more neutral tone. >>> With such disparity between the Post and other newspapers on this issue, you’d think the Post possessed some exclusive facts that gave its reporter an inside glimpse into a different angle on the story. But no. The reporter has just arranged the facts to support his thesis. I disagree with the author’s thesis — for instance, he focuses on a single authorized case at Gitmo and compares it to the unauthorized, out-of-control abuses of MPs on the night shift at Abu Ghraib — but I don’t have a problem with this kind of journalism. It just belongs on the op-ed pages or in a magazine. It is opinion journalism. media.nationalreview.com washingtonpost.com nytimes.com usatoday.com chron.com startribune.com

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