As Iraqis See It

The New York Review of Books by Michael Massing | Jan. 5, 2008 (Special Report)

When it comes to covering the war in Iraq, McClatchy Newspapers has always done things a bit differently. The third-largest newspaper company in the US, it owns thirty-one daily papers, including The Miami Herald, The Sacramento Bee, The Kansas City Star, and The Charlotte Observer. (It became the owner of some of these papers after buying Knight Ridder newspapers in 2006.) McClatchy has a large bureau in Washington, but without a paper either in the ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Jan 5, 2008 - 10:41 AM PST
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 by Pamela de Maigret - Jan. 6, 2008

INVALUABLE STORY ABOUT HOW TO GET IRAQI NEWS FROM THE IRAQ POINT OF VIEW (washingtonbureau.typepad.com/iraq) THANK YOU McCLATCHY PRESS!

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 by Lewyn Li - Jan. 6, 2008

An excellent piece on a blind spot in Western coverage of Iraq - the opinions and experiences of the more ordinary people of Iraq. This piece attempts to fill the gap. It still mostly focuses on the more educated sectors of the Iraqi population. At least it tries to draw attention to views that may be unpopular and/or taboo in the Western main stream media.

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 by Kaizar Campwala - Jan. 5, 2008
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