MetaFilter posts tagged with CNN and iraq

Ava Lowery, propagandist

washburn — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 08:22:13 -0800

Ava Lowery is a 15 year old master of flash-based propaganda, and burgeoning media sensation. Lowery's clips (especially this one but also ones like this and this (more here)), have been described as mere facile emotionalism. Others however regard her work as courageous and truthful. She was enlisted to express the soul of the movement for the recent Yearly Kos convention in Las Vegas. One thing's for sure: Lowery's method of story telling leaves traditional media confused and bewildered.

Irark

driveler — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 05:26:56 -0800

Irark: an impressive video-mashup combining audio from Rambo and CNN footage of the Iraq war. (via boingboing).

Warfare rules in Iraq.

skallas — Thu, 11 Dec 2003 15:55:51 -0800

Warfare rules in Iraq. Are there any? Should the US even be following the Geneva Convention in Iraq? (transcript) Warning: Graphic video embedded.

Fair and Balanced

CrazyJub — Fri, 06 Jun 2003 13:49:54 -0800

BBC "Fresh doubts over Iraq's arsenal". CNN "Pentagon: WMD report consistent with U.S. case" Google News lists many other sources on this topic, with varying titles depending on who you read.

Image Conscious

cmacleod — Fri, 28 Mar 2003 00:27:31 -0800

Image Conscious The fall of CNN, and what it means for the war.

CNN censors reporter Kevin Sites' weblog from Iraq.

insomnia_lj — Fri, 21 Mar 2003 15:36:25 -0800

CNN censors reporter Kevin Sites' weblog from Iraq. He has been ordered by CNN to cease weblogging until further notice, and has also added a disclaimer to his website.
"Note: Kevin Sites is a CNN correspondent, but this is a personal website not affiliated with, endorsed by, or funded by CNN. "

When Flash meets news cheese.

inksyndicate — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 20:33:28 -0800

When Flash meets news cheese. The drums come in like Zeppelin's "When the Levee Breaks." The cop show synth-strings are ratcheted up to the most intense possible level. It's CNN having a war orgasm, in this ad for the Iraq Tracker, which apparently sits on your desktop and provides news as exciting as a coke overdose.

Pravda, anyone?

the fire you left me — Mon, 17 Feb 2003 08:22:51 -0800

CNN transcript is smackin' good. On Friday the 14th of February CNN.com presented a transcript of Hans Blix's presentation to the U.N. Security Council concerning the progress of weapons inspections in Iraq. Comparison with other transcripts, notably that presented by the BBC , reveals that a substantial section of the presentation was omitted in the CNN version. The missing text includes descriptions of important instances of Iraqi government cooperation and presents a relatively favourable picture of inspectors' access to scientists. (via k5)

taratan — Sat, 26 Oct 2002 00:10:23 -0800

CNN ordered to shut down in Iraq. Reporters Without Borders has issued a strong condemnation of the Iraqi government's decision ordering the shut down of CNN office in Baghdad, where CNN has had an office for the past 12 years. All 6 journalists, including the bureau chief Jane Arraf are given up to next Monday to leave the country. I am unable to find the news on CNN website.

password — Sun, 16 Jun 2002 09:14:42 -0800

Why , why, why? Bush vs. Saddam. Prequel to Desert Storm II.

mattpusateri — Wed, 31 Oct 2001 09:07:21 -0800

CNN Chief orders "balance" in war coverage. Earlier this year, CNN Chief Walter Isaacson got chummy with GOP lawmakers and begged them for tips on how to attract more conservative viewers. Next, he tried to bring Rush Limbaugh to CNN. Now he's issued a memo to his reporters, urging them "to balance images of civilian devastation in Afghan cities with reminders that the Taliban harbors murderous terrorists, saying it "seems perverse to focus too much on the casualties or hardship in Afghanistan." Is this "balance", or is he urging CNN to gloss over the realities of what is happening in Afghanistan?

Benway — Thu, 20 Sep 2001 17:09:21 -0800

This smells of opportunism? Is the Iraqi government using our recent war fervor to lift their economic bans? We now have a new enemy, so the old ones are now our friends? Saddam's comment on humanitariasm simply makes me cringe.