Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Two Headlines, One Story

From Al-Reuters:Rebels attack Iraqi police station, kill four

From Fox News: Gunbattle Traps Insurgents in Iraq

OK, same story different headlines. The FoxNews headline does not lead with the deathcount and actually tells how we got the terrorists cornered, something that I have heard happened through my military contacts. The al Reuters story makes it sound like a resounding defeat, that we lost four, and that civil war is coming soon. Hmmm....MSM spinning for our defeat, or just relating 'a different point of view'? You decide....

11:51am Update


Fox has changed the headline to its story. However, it still shows the difference between good reporting and demagoguing for al Queda: U.S., Iraqi Forces Capture 50 Insurgents in Gunbattle