Grief Without Portraits Grief Without Portraits
On December 10, Marc Herold, a professor of economics at the University of New Hampshire, released a report about civilian casualties in Afghanistan. Relying on news accounts fro...
Jan 17, 2002 / Michael Massing
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For three months now, I've been closely following the coverage of September 11 and its aftermath; how well have the media done?
Dec 20, 2001 / Michael Massing
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Seymore Hersh has had a string of scoops since September 11, laying bare the covert community's skulduggery. Now, though, it seems he's toeing the government's line in ...
Dec 13, 2001 / Michael Massing
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Cable news peddles a soft-shoe rendition of what matters on the global stage, with certain exceptions.
Dec 7, 2001 / Michael Massing
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The Times fans the flames of public fear around the anthrax attacks.
Nov 29, 2001 / Michael Massing
Uncle Ben Goes to War Uncle Ben Goes to War
The Bush administration is trying to win hearts and minds—through a carefully stage-managed media campaign.
Nov 15, 2001 / Michael Massing
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Opinion journalism is pushing the conversation about war to the right.
Nov 8, 2001 / Michael Massing
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Since September 11, Thomas Friedman has been in fine form. In his New York Times column, he has composed a letter for George W. Bush to send to Osama bin Laden, urged Vladimir Put...
Oct 18, 2001 / Michael Massing
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The press conference that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld held shortly after the United States began bombing Afghanistan on October 7 was painful to behold. The questions posed ...
Oct 11, 2001 / Michael Massing