Comments on: CBS “Insurgent Cameraman” Turned In By Iraqis http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/cbs_insurgent_cameraman_turned_in_by_iraqis/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:28:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jim Henley http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/cbs_insurgent_cameraman_turned_in_by_iraqis/comment-page-1/#comment-42217 Jim Henley Sat, 09 Apr 2005 19:19:33 +0000 /?p=10005#comment-42217 But since most Iraqis support the United States, and are grateful for being liberated, then why would most of the stringers be "insurgents?" Also, why ARE those reporters afraid to leave their hotels? Things are much better than the Emm Ess Emm is reporting, I understand. So it must not really be that dangerous. And throughout history, war reporters have braved extreme dangers indeed to get stories and get their mugs on camera in front of some nice juicy action. It's a puzzler. But since most Iraqis support the United States, and are grateful for being liberated, then why would most of the stringers be "insurgents?"

Also, why ARE those reporters afraid to leave their hotels? Things are much better than the Emm Ess Emm is reporting, I understand. So it must not really be that dangerous. And throughout history, war reporters have braved extreme dangers indeed to get stories and get their mugs on camera in front of some nice juicy action. It's a puzzler.

]]> By: kilgore trout http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/cbs_insurgent_cameraman_turned_in_by_iraqis/comment-page-1/#comment-42196 kilgore trout Sat, 09 Apr 2005 13:30:33 +0000 /?p=10005#comment-42196 I believe most of the US news organization use Iraqi "stringers" to go out in public to get stories, since Western reporters admit they are too afraid to leave their hotels. I wonder how much news we see in NYTimes, WaPo, CBSNBCABC,etc. is filtered by these stringer/insurgents? This could explain a lot about the content and tone of what we see in US media----US news organization as tools of terrorists----I love it! I believe most of the US news organization use Iraqi "stringers" to go out in public to get stories, since Western reporters admit they are too afraid to leave their hotels. I wonder how much news we see in NYTimes, WaPo, CBSNBCABC,etc. is filtered by these stringer/insurgents? This could explain a lot about the content and tone of what we see in US media----US news organization as tools of terrorists----I love it!

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