“CNN’s Lebanon Problem”

‘Lapdogs’ author Eric Boehlert says CNN virtually ignored “the fact the Israeli military had killed more than 50 Lebanese civilians” yesterday.” He asks: “Has CNN gotten to the point where it won’t report pertinent facts that are essential in putting the story in context?”

And he concludes: “If you don’t think there’s a difference on how the U.S. media cover the warring sides, then try to imagine what the press coverage would have looked like yesterday if 50 Israeli citizens had been killed by the missiles that hit Haifa…”

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