"Anderson Cooper, bags packed for Libya, tweeted yesterday he was on board a plane to Japan. He was hardly the only one to take a journalistic detour. Christiane Amanpour, Greg Palkot, and Ann Curry, among many others, are heading to the island nation for live coverage. And while it’s easy to spot the millions of losers in this disaster of epic (literally) proportions, if the international media let their ADD get the best of them, there stands at least one obvious winner: Muammar Gaddafi."
Why Now, More Than Ever, Libya Needs Journalists | Frances Martel, Mediaite
This is a strong piece, especially when you consider that the Japan quake occurred around 36 hours ago. I think one of Martel’s concluding sentences is the one I’m standing with for the moment: “It is still far too early to blame the international media for letting Libya down…”
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