Monday, May 17, 2004
 
Compare and Contrast

Class, today's compare and contrast courtesy of FoxNews.com and CNN.com. The subject: Sarin gas munitions in Iraq. Right-click and select View Image to see full image for each.

FoxNews.com CNN.com
10:17 am
Fox Headline, 10 am
"Nerve Gas Released By Iraq Roadside Bomb"

Important stuff up first. Nerve Gas. Iraq. Roadside Bomb.		 CNN Headline, 10 am
"Artillery round in Iraq emits sarin gas, U.S. military says"

The incident's diminishing begins. It's just an artillery round emitting a gas, not an improvised explosive device.

Kudos, too, for using the Authorities Allege Asterisk rhetorical device to make the teller of the incident into the story.
3 pm
(sorry, no screen caps)
"U.S. Confirms WMD in Iraq" None.

Main headline involves story of Iraq Governing Council leader.
7 pm
Fox Headline, 7 pm
"Sarin, Mustard Gas Found in Iraq"

Elaborating and emphasizing the WMD.		 CNN Headline, 7 pm
"Busy Hurricane Season Ahead"

Nothing to see here, folks..


Within nine hours, CNN had decided that further evidence of Iraq's non-compliance with U.N. mandates regarding banned weapons and weapons systems are no longer important. Not as important as seasonal weather patterns in the Caribbean, anyway.

Update: Ravenwood noticed it, too.


- posted by Brian J. @ 7:31 PM
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