Yesterday the Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy (GRIID)issued a media alert concerning local media coverage of the Wednesday anti-war vigil.
In our studies on local media coverage of the Iraq war, we have noted that the local TV stations relied almost exclusively on official sources, government or military, for war reporting. These news outlets acted primarily as a conduit for official sources, rarely questioning or providing other perspectives, whether they are national or local. And yet, in the limited instances where the local media do report on a local event or action opposed to the war, great efforts are made to provide “balance” by including pro-war voices.
To view the complete media alert, click here.
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