Afstan: Differing approaches to the same story
What the BBC reports Oct. 24:
Hundreds in anti-Taleban protestWhat the Globe and Mail reports Oct. 25, on the front page:
There have been large demonstrations in Laghman, eastern Afghanistan, against the killing of a group of local men who were pulled from buses by the Taleban.
Survivor tells of harrowing escape from Taliban bus hijackingNo mention of those protests in the Globe. Natch. But, hell, a scoop from Jessica Leeder is a scoop. I'd also be willing to wager a considerable sum that if the story were about the Afghan National Army murdering some two dozen alleged Taliban captives it would have a very different tone--and a lot of editorializing about the Karzai government losing popular support.
posted by Mark, Ottawa at 1:32 p.m.
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The Globe & Mail has adopted a defeat at any price narrative and will stick to it at all costs.
Their ability to inform Canadians about the reality of the Afghanistan story is so compromised they are but a pathetic shadow of what could be good journalism.
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