Glenn Greenwald, journalist at Salon.com, posted an article today about how the media tried to cover up the number of civilian deaths perpetuated by the U.S. government in Afghanistan a couple of weeks ago:
The Government, the Media, and Afghanistan
Using the story of the massacre in Azizabad in Afghanistan as a starting point, Greenwald discusses the media’s role, especially Fox, in constantly covering up lies of the government:
There is an entire cable “news” outlet, the highest-rated one in the country, which exists for little reason other than to amplify and certify false government claims — it’s literally nothing more than an outlet for state-issued propaganda — and our leading news critics and even other “journalists” praise and treat its “news” anchors as legitimate and credible sources of news.
Way beyond Fox, this is the same thing that our media generally (and with some important exceptions) has been doing for years, at least — mindlessly repeating and confirming false Government claims.
It’s a long article but worth reading. Glenn Greenwald is a journalist who also strives to be a credible voice American journalism.
