Comments on: More of Lara Logan's Media Criticism http://www.fair.org/blog/2010/07/27/more-of-lara-logans-media-criticism/ The national media watch group Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:38:11 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: woodward burnstein http://www.fair.org/blog/2010/07/27/more-of-lara-logans-media-criticism/comment-page-1/#comment-31428 woodward burnstein Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:39:40 +0000 http://www.fair.org/blog/?p=15291#comment-31428 well, since the american military is using american taxpayer's money to kill afghan civilians it SHOULD BE "more of an issue for the U.S. to kill Afghan civilians than it is for the Taliban to do so" to americans. just sayin'...isn't logan more interested in what's being done on her behalf than what's not? well, since the american military is using american taxpayer's money to kill afghan civilians it SHOULD BE "more of an issue for the U.S. to kill Afghan civilians than it is for the Taliban to do so" to americans. just sayin'…isn't logan more interested in what's being done on her behalf than what's not?

]]> By: MB http://www.fair.org/blog/2010/07/27/more-of-lara-logans-media-criticism/comment-page-1/#comment-31416 MB Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:09:58 +0000 http://www.fair.org/blog/?p=15291#comment-31416 How does the recent Time magazine cover fit in with this? It's a portrait of a young Afghanistan woman whose nose and ears were sliced off by her husband, at the command of a Taliban judge (that's what I heard last night on Charlie Rose). My first thought is that the cover reveals a true story but it's real purpose is to drum up support for the war among Americans. I feel a little bit manipulated by it, was very uncomfortable watching the authors and editors promote the issue on Charlie Rose. Americans have been waging war in Afghanistan for 9 yrs, beginning when that woman was around 9 or 10 yrs old, yet our presence did not prevent her from experiencing extreme political/domestic violence. But I feel like the cover is intended to create strong emotional reactions so that I and other Americans will feel better about the vast amount of money we're spending; feel better about the tremendous amount of violence that's happening there because we're the "good guys" and they're the "bad guys". So yes the Taliban is "bad" because these did this horrendous violence, but our troops were there when it happened (meaning, in Afghanistan--not "there" at the incident). So how can we make a future difference when we weren't already able to make a difference? Or is the cover meant to inspire fund raising to provide this woman with reconstructive surgery? How does the recent Time magazine cover fit in with this? It's a portrait of a young Afghanistan woman whose nose and ears were sliced off by her husband, at the command of a Taliban judge (that's what I heard last night on Charlie Rose). My first thought is that the cover reveals a true story but it's real purpose is to drum up support for the war among Americans. I feel a little bit manipulated by it, was very uncomfortable watching the authors and editors promote the issue on Charlie Rose. Americans have been waging war in Afghanistan for 9 yrs, beginning when that woman was around 9 or 10 yrs old, yet our presence did not prevent her from experiencing extreme political/domestic violence. But I feel like the cover is intended to create strong emotional reactions so that I and other Americans will feel better about the vast amount of money we're spending; feel better about the tremendous amount of violence that's happening there because we're the "good guys" and they're the "bad guys". So yes the Taliban is "bad" because these did this horrendous violence, but our troops were there when it happened (meaning, in Afghanistan--not "there" at the incident). So how can we make a future difference when we weren't already able to make a difference? Or is the cover meant to inspire fund raising to provide this woman with reconstructive surgery?

]]> By: Marcia http://www.fair.org/blog/2010/07/27/more-of-lara-logans-media-criticism/comment-page-1/#comment-31213 Marcia Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:01:47 +0000 http://www.fair.org/blog/?p=15291#comment-31213 I agree fully with Eli. We arm all the other countries and then act surprised that people are being killed. We need to get out of all the countries we illegally invaded for their resources. We are in Afghanistan to steal the minerals, just like we were in Iraq to steal their OIL. End the war and bring the troops home. Most people in this country aren't even paying attention to the fact that their is a war going on. I agree fully with Eli. We arm all the other countries and then act surprised that people are being killed. We need to get out of all the countries we illegally invaded for their resources. We are in Afghanistan to steal the minerals, just like we were in Iraq to steal their OIL. End the war and bring the troops home. Most people in this country aren't even paying attention to the fact that their is a war going on.

]]> By: Linda J http://www.fair.org/blog/2010/07/27/more-of-lara-logans-media-criticism/comment-page-1/#comment-31121 Linda J Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:41:07 +0000 http://www.fair.org/blog/?p=15291#comment-31121 Matt Hammond sez: "Lara Logan is a fine reporter. And I've known hundreds." "I've known hundreds..." Judging by your comments, I would say that would have been in the biblical sense. Matt Hammond sez: "Lara Logan is a fine reporter. And I've known hundreds."

"I've known hundreds…" Judging by your comments, I would say that would have been in the biblical sense.

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