What Did He Really Say? - Where does context make a difference?

My friend Dr. John forwarded the following and suggested that I added it to this blog. The link below the quote will take you to the whole article:


"It is an important principle of journalism that when someone makes a statement, especially a controversial one with grave implications, the comment should be put in the fullest possible context so the reader can make an informed judgment. But that rule doesn’t seem to apply when the New York Times writes about Iranian President .

In a front-page story on Saturday, the Times three times (once in a sub-head and twice in the article) reported that Ahmadinejad..."

http://atheonews.blogspot.com/2009/09/what-did-ahmadinejad-really-say.html