BS: Bias on CNN

Subject: RE: BS: Bias on CNN
From: Peace
Date: 23 Dec 05 - 09:01 PM

'Down in the body of the text:
"An official with the Federal Bureau of Investigation said that none of the FBI's programs target gathering places of any specific segment of the population and that non-Muslim sites were also monitored for radiation. "'

This seems to 'fly in the face' of profiling that was done post 9/11. Notice the FBI official doesn't go on to say what other places WERE monitored. However, indeed the headline is misleading. And so seems to be some of the content.

Subject: BS: Bias on CNN
From: GUEST,beardedbruce
Date: 23 Dec 05 - 08:54 PM

Headline: "Officials: Muslims subject to secret searches for radiation"

First paragraph:
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The FBI has been covertly monitoring mosques and Muslim homes and businesses in U.S. cities for abnormal radiation levels since 2002, several government officials confirmed Friday."


Down in the body of the text:
"An official with the Federal Bureau of Investigation said that none of the FBI's programs target gathering places of any specific segment of the population and that non-Muslim sites were also monitored for radiation. "


http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/23/nuke.monitoring/index.html


Is it possible to have a discussion of this as an example of how the MEDIA is distorting what is actually happening?

It LOOKS like the FBI is monitoring some places, based on various criteria, and SOME of those places are associated with Muslims. The headline and lead indicate a direct targeting of only Muslims.