Erik Wemple: syria


Posted at 12:03 PM ET, 06/26/2012

Anthony Shadid and Syria: Did the New York Times pressure him?

Did the New York Times pressure him?

By Erik Wemple  |  12:03 PM ET, 06/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  anthony shadid, syria, ed shadid, arab-american anti-discrimination committee, speech, twitter, nada bakri, new york times

Posted at 08:30 AM ET, 06/25/2012

Shadid’s widow said she was ‘mad at journalism’

Video may contextualize allegations regarding Shadid’s death.

By Erik Wemple  |  08:30 AM ET, 06/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  anthony shadid, new york times, syria, nada bakri

Posted at 10:44 AM ET, 06/11/2012

CNN, New York Times hammer Barbara Walters on Syria

ABC’s Barbara Walters gets hammered by CNN, New York Times.

By Erik Wemple  |  10:44 AM ET, 06/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  barbara walters, cnn, columbia university, sheherazad jaafari, andrew tabler, new york times, syria, bashar al-assad

Posted at 03:38 PM ET, 06/06/2012

What’s Barbara Walters apologizing for?

What did the ABC News star do wrong?

By Erik Wemple  |  03:38 PM ET, 06/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  barbara walters, sheherazad jaafari, syria, bashar al-assad, new york times, daily telegraph

Posted at 08:16 AM ET, 02/24/2012

Media news derivatives: Feb. 24

For Feb. 24

By Erik Wemple  |  08:16 AM ET, 02/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  whitney houston, syria, homs, cbs this morning, lara logan, politifact, rachel maddow, gigaom

Posted at 05:45 PM ET, 02/22/2012

News orgs tread cautiously on Syria

Will risk of reporting in war zone justify getting the story directly?

By Erik Wemple  |  05:45 PM ET, 02/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  syria, marie colvin, danger, foreign reporting, abc, cbs, cnn, washington post