Elayne Riggs' Journal (for Leah)

Sunday, February 04, 2007

A Shameful Anniversary

Justin emails to say, "For the next week, I'm running a site called "Day of Shame." To my mind, the media's embrace of Colin Powell's vaporous UN presentation was "ground zero" for the debasement of our news establishment. I've started the site with a simple post, and it will fill in with further thoughts about the tragedy that was unleashed that day. Perhaps most importantly, there's a log that invites people to join in and share their recollections and – I hope – solutions, so we never go down such a path again." I don't know, I think our press' shame started long before that, but nonetheless it's a worthy endeavor.

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