August 28, 2009

Stars and Stripes
Also, the Army used the analyses of reporters’ work to decide how to steer them away from potentially negative stories, reports Leo Shane III. An Army spokesman says: “If a reporter has been focused on nothing but negative topics, you’re not going to send him into a unit that’s not your best. We’re not trying to control what they report, but we are trying to put our best foot forward.”
> CBS News’ Cami McCormick injured in Afghanistan

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