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No Questions Asked - News Coverage since 9/11 (Hardcover)
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No Questions Asked - News Coverage since 9/11 (Hardcover)
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No Questions Asked takes an overarching view of media coverage from
the day of the 9/11 attacks through the war in Iraq. It also
compares and contrasts how the U.S. media vs. international media
covered key events during this period. Fact-based rather than
polemical, the book explains why journalists responded the way they
did during wartime and explores the ramifications for democracy of
a weak press. The Fourth Estate's most important job is to present
unbiased, accurate information about events, issues, and policies
to the public. Without public scrutiny, administrations can become
a breeding ground for bad and dangerous ideas. In recent years, for
several reasons-including the brilliant psychological manipulation
of the nation after the September 11, 2001, attacks-the American
media have allowed administration officials to present information
to the public without having to worry much about answering
uncomfortable questions or having their policies deconstructed for
public consumption. Relevant information is buried deep inside
newspapers, and gaping holes can be found in many stories; in
short, obvious and important questions remain unasked. The lack of
questions from reporters led to a misunderstanding of the facts by
the American public and, consequently, to their support of policies
based on misinformation. Polls have revealed that more than half of
Americans believe mistruths about the war in Iraq and world
terrorism. Many, including members of the media, say the press has
failed to do its job. Very few news reports filled in the basic
blanks-the who, what, where, when, and whys-about U.S. foreign
policy, the USA Patriot Act, the administration's insistence on the
need for secrecy and more power, the truth about weapons of mass
destruction in Iraq, and the necessity of sending our soldiers to
topple another country's dictator, throwing an already tenuous
region into dangerous imbalance. Very few reports are filling in
those blanks now.
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