tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30075287.post115383463223716899..comments2023-10-30T00:44:26.707-07:00Comments on DemoCast: Seeing the war in its true colorsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30075287.post-1154558166669443642006-08-02T15:36:00.000-07:002006-08-02T15:36:00.000-07:00"CNN's Anderson Cooper Exposes Hezbollah's Media M..."CNN's Anderson Cooper Exposes Hezbollah's Media Manipulations" by Rich Noyes's blog<BR/><BR/>But instead of merely transmitting Hezbollah’s unverified and unverifiable claims to the outside world, Cooper — to his credit — exposed the efforts by Hezbollah to manipulate CNN and other Western reporters. It’s quite a contrast from the much more accommodating approach taken by his colleague, Nic Robertson, in a report that aired on a variety of CNN programs (including AC360) back on July 18, a report that Robertson himself has now conceded was put together under Hezbollah's control.<BR/><BR/>Unlike Robertson, Cooper was explicit about how Hezbollah’s operatives had set all of the rules: “Young men on motor scooters followed our every movement. They only allowed us to videotape certain streets, certain buildings,” he explained. He countered Hezbollah claims that Israel targets civilians by pointing out that the group based itself in civilian areas and that Israel's air force drops leaflets warning of attacks.<BR/><BR/>Cooper concluded: “Hezbollah may not be terribly subtle about spinning a story, but it is telling perhaps that they try. Even after all this bombing, Hezbollah is still organized enough to have a public relations strategy, still in control enough to try and get its message out.”<BR/><BR/>http://news.yahoo.com/s/uc/20060802/cm_uc_crsesx/susan_estrich20060802&printer=1;_ylt=AjqBOjnF9jwMK59Meu9DjqaWts8F;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-DemoCasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15943737729085386897noreply@blogger.com