The American Legion has launched it's web 2.0 efforts today. It is affectionately called "The Burn Pit". The opening entry is classic in that it describes the disconnect between two cultures - main-stream-media and military. With regards to the AP not adhering to the wishes of the Bernard family and the NYTimes asking everyone else to withhold publishing the story of their kidnapped reporter: Two parties requested that information (in word or in image) be withheld, The New York Times, and a family wracked with grief over the death of a son. One request was granted, the other ignored or discounted. Where is the consistency? Are the needs of a newspaper more important to AP than the needs of a grieving family? Are the desires of a major news organization more inherently weighty? What is the historical context of decisions such as these? Go now and read Two Wishes.
Read the complete post at http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Blackfive/~3/URGAK5imKLk/introducingthe-burn-pit.html
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Sep 10 2009, 07:11 AM
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