Miller Time
Besides another great diagram, UggaBugga links to a potentially explosive story in the Washington Post involving the NYTimes’ Judith Miller. According to the report, Miller played a key operational role in a military team seeking WMD. You should read it. (diagram: UggaBugga)
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Leading Photos: Big News Afoot
Assuming you factor out possible cultural differences (such as Iraqis and Americans having different preferences in newsstands), what kind of messages are in this picture the NY Times led with on Thursday? (The caption reads: “In Baghdad yesterday, Iraqi’s read newspaper headlines a day after the new Iraqi government...
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The (Post-Iraqi Hand-Over, Make Nice To The Euros) Spin Cycle:
As Bush heads for Normandy to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landing, the latest pitch is that:
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Singing In The Reign
The President’s surreal episode with his umbrella yesterday seemed completely fitting. With the naming of the new interim leaders in Iraq, it’s as if a magical wind has blown through Washington carrying all his troubles away. Suddenly Bush is ebullient. He’s turned the corner. And now he’s off to...
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Leading Photos: Feeling Crowded?
How do you read this picture that the Washington Post chose for their cover this morning? Photos other papers ran of new Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawer were much more regal and uncomplicated. Here are a few takes: >>Shadowy figure in background highlights al Yawer as security target. >>Leadership situation...
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The Sound Of One House Sloshing
Last month, I commented on an article from the Columbia Journalism Review by Jesse Sunenblick entitled “The Murder of Political Illustration.” The gist of the article was that major newspapers have abandoned publishing political illustrations that are controversial or have their own narrative. Since reading the piece, I have...
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Simply As Wounded
These were the images I saw on television as a young girl, before our government learned that its citizens tend not to support wars after they see what war does to our soldiers.
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Latest From Baghdad Downs: Iraqi Pair Edge Out Americans In President’s Cup!
In the first running of the President’s Cup early today in Baghdad, the Iraqi’s finally broke the stranglehold of the Americans. Riding for the U.S., jockey Paul “the whip” Bremer was not able to withstand a late charge by Governing Council, which placed second. Heading into the last turn,...
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Beyond The Barb Wire
As the fallout from Abu Ghraib continues to reverberate, one way media and government seems to be responding is by taking a fresh look at the condition of people who are incarcerated or living under adverse political circumstances. Recently, I came across interactive pieces that reflect each condition. An...
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Results of “Pre-Memorial Day Iraqi Prime Minister Handicap” Revised!
>>NOTE: The results of the Iraqi Prime Minister Handicap (reported Saturday) were premature. The correct order of finish is as follows: 1.) United States 2.) Iraqi Governing Council 3.) United Nations. After a review of the race, it was determined that United States, ridden at the last-minute by Iraqi...
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Memorial Car
Because it’s Memorial Day (and, perhaps, because the Administration has tried intensely for weeks to suppress attention to American losses) there couldn’t be a higher awareness today about the human cost of war. What brought some of the reality to me was a photo piece in yesterday’s NYT Week...
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Tragicomic
Today’s Doonesbury strip is a tribute to the U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq. Primarily a listing of those who died as of April 23rd, I think it’s as poignant as it is tasteful. Here’s the link.
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An Administration That Runs Off The Map
If you’ve been following this blog, you know that I’m crazy about the Newsmap. (The map creates a visual, real time picture of the biggest news stories as aggregated by Google’s news tracker. The bigger the story — according to number of links — the more display space it...
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Art Attack
The following story, entitled “FBI Abducts Artist Steve Kurtz, Seizes Art,” was picked up from the Bay Area IndyMedia. Besides his background described below, Kurtz is the author of several books, including “Electronic Civil Disobedience” and “Digital Resistance.” FEAR RUN AMOK Steve Kurtz is Associate Professor in the Department...
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Final Results Of The Pre-Memorial Day Iraqi Prime Minister Handicap: 1.) Iraqi Governing Council 2.) United Nations 3.) United States
Track Conditions: Extremely Slick. Weather: Dark Winning Time: Before Brahimi Could Blink. Owners: Baath Party/C.I.A.
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You Break It, You Fix It
The Pottery Barn analogy might have been a little too tame.
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Not Seeing Eye To Eye
So, why did the Boston Globe specifically choose this shot from the Mueller/Ashcroft press conference for Thursday’s front page? (The meeting involved a warning to the public of a possible summer attack on the U.S.) a.) good composition (with terrorist framed in the middle) b.) striking lack of eye...
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