[Torie]

First person accounts are anecdotal, and can be selectively chosen by those arguing from one side or the other. Thus, they are rarely effective in argument, unless very well written and detailed, and somehow convey that the anecdotal observations ring true as to the larger theater. That is just reality.

[CWOJackson]

"First person accounts are anecdotal, and can be selectively chosen by those arguing from one side or the other."

You've just described the average news report that most people on FR base their judgements on.