I want to thank NPR today for the pieces they've been doing on the soldiers killed
in Iraq. They let the families talk about them, without intruding stupid media
questions ("Your son died on his way home to celebrate his 21st birthday. How do
you feel about that?") and without interruption. It comes across as respectful and
proper- I suppose there must be substantial editing and probably a few questions
to get people started talking but it doesn't show in the finished pieces. Their
coverage is helping to keep me mindful that those are people dying out there, not
just numbers of statistical significance - definitely a case of the media doing
what they ought to be doing.
I'd like to hear a few similar pieces on
all those Iraqis caught in the crossfire.