Posted on 09/11/2010 2:49:15 AM PDT by 240B
The massive amount of attention the Rev. Terry Jones has received over his threat to burn Qurans on the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks has many questioning the role of the media in covering the story.
more at the link... http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/sep/11/expert-media-need-to-ask-themselves-questions-in-q/news-breaking/
(Excerpt) Read more at 2.tbo.com ...
as it should be
If a tree falls in the woods ... it’s not news
Sounds to me like the MSM money backers the Saudis are all in a twist and are trying to figure out the next best way to censor bad news against Islam.
They don’t want the American sleeping giant to defy Islam.
“Funny thing is...if this guy does burn a koran we may never even know about it. Several, if not most, if not all, news services have said they will not cover it.”
The media has already done their part to advertise & incite. Their work is done.
The world will still know about it thru internet and fringe news outlets and bloggers.
A FReeper on the Texas board reports he's received an e-mail from his son over in the Middle East, who tells him that actually, Arab media were already covering the story of the Florida minister two or three weeks ago, in August.
Sounds like a setup to him. I smell infowar operation, similar to the "Mohammed cartoons" stunt and some of the murder charges against U.S. troops.
It probably made the internet before the msm. However, the msm brought it to the attention of the rest of the world and put it in everyone’s face all day long - they advertised & incited everyone who doesn’t watch Arab tv.
You would be correct - InfoWar, something the US pretty much sucks at doing.
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