FEAR AND HOPE, OR HOW THE NEW YORK TIMES PRESENTS BOTH SIDES OF THE SAME STORY

Files under General | Feb 7th

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See today’s front page of The New York Times.

Look at the eyes of the man in the center of the picture.

He shows dramatic fear.

The picture deserves this position on the page.

But you get the impression that the US troops are not welcomed in their new duties around Baghdad.

Click here to see the other side of the same story.

A written report and a multimedia presentation narrated by Marc Santora that combines all the angles.

You get a better understanding of the news watching these photos and listening to the voice of Marc Santora than just looking at one single picture.

What we have here is the reality and power of the best storytelling available about the war in Iraq.

With multimedia reporters like Marc Santora, the future of our newspaper business is bright.
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Newspapers will survive if they do this kind of reporting.

Because the future is to preserve real, rich Journalism.

Not greedy profits.

We need more Marc Santoras.



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