How the Press Can Prevent Another Iraq
Washington Post columnist Dan Froomkin has put together a 10-point checklist to help journalists avoid drinking Bush's Iranian-flavored Kool-Aid.
Washington Post columnist Dan Froomkin has put together a 10-point checklist to help journalists avoid drinking Bush’s Iranian-flavored Kool-Aid. The first point, in four parts, is below.
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You Can’t Be Too Skeptical of Authority
Don’t assume anything administration officials tell you is true. In fact, you are probably better off assuming anything they tell you is a lie. Demand proof for their every assertion. Assume the proof is a lie. Demand that they prove that their proof is accurate. Just because they say it, doesn’t mean it should be make the headlines. The absence of supporting evidence for their assertion — or a preponderance of evidence that contradicts the assertion — may be more newsworthy than the assertion itself. Don’t print anonymous assertions. Demand that sources make themselves accountable for what they insist is true.
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