Now They Tell Us
by Michael Massing
Massing’s careful analysis of US news reports during the build-up to war with Iraq show how The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Time and The New Yorker failed to write about those in the intelligence community in 2002 who disputed the Bush administration’s claims about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Less powerful news organisations – notably Knight Ridder’s news service – did, but they were not setting the public’s agenda.
