Why Under-Reporting? : CRITICAL MEDIA LITERACY IN TIMES OF WAR

-- Critical Media Literacy
in Times of War

-- Introduction to the Site
-- Modules

-- Afghanistan
-- Introduction
-- Background
-- Media Coverage
-- How Many Protested?
-- Crowd Size Sept. '01
-- Crowd Size April '02
-- Was Reporting Fair?
-- Comparing Reports
-- Comparing Reports, con't
-- Why Underreporting?
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-- Tones and Headlines, Sept. '01 protests
-- Tones and Headlines, April '02 protests
-- Comparing Positions
-- Civilian Casualties
-- How Many Civilians Died?
-- Tones and Headlines
-- U.S. Raid, Oct 11, 2001
-- U.S. Raid, Oct 11, 2001 con't
-- U.S. Raid, Oct 11, 2001, part 3
-- Was the Media Told?
-- Networks Follow Orders!

THE "WAR ON TERROR"

The general underreporting of the number of protesters by the liberal media is probably the result of time constraints and the general difficulty in making such estimates rather than bias against the anti-war movement.

TRUE?	Deadlines may very well have played a role in the reporting of the numbers. For example, the CNN reporter may not have had access to police or organizer estimates prior to the deadline for the article. A closer look at the articles may reveal fairer reporting.
FALSE?	Deadlines and other factors can lead to reporting that appears to be biased. For example, the CNN reporter may not have had access to police or organizer estimates prior to the deadline for the article. We must look at other evidence before making claims of bias.

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Last updated. July 6, 2003