May 13
With the effects of the graphic execution of American civilian Nick Berg still being felt across the US, the New York Times reports that coverage in the Arab world has varied.
Meanwhile the fallout from the Abu Ghraib scandal continues, with defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld visiting the prison the day after congressional leaders had viewed the latest apparently shocking images of prisoner abuse.
With the number of purported pictures from dubious sources in circulation sure to increase, news organisations will need to be more careful than ever about how they play this story.
Despite Bush's discomfort, as the Christian Science Monitor reports, John Kerry can't seem to generate any traction around his position on the prisoner abuse issue and on what he calls the mismanagement of the war, while he continues to try to create excitement around him personally.
Not even Kerry's latest attempt to co-opt John McCain appeared to get him anywhere.
However, the Democrats' greatest campaign asset could well be President Bill Clinton and his upcoming book, the release of which next month seems set to see him becoming more vocal in his criticism of the current administration.
Elsewhere, Ralph Nader has won the endorsement of the Reform Party, perhaps most significantly putting him on the ballot in potential battleground states including Florida and Michigan; while Disney has apparently relented in its row with Michael Moore over distribution of the movie 'Farenheit 911'.
With the effects of the graphic execution of American civilian Nick Berg still being felt across the US, the New York Times reports that coverage in the Arab world has varied.
Meanwhile the fallout from the Abu Ghraib scandal continues, with defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld visiting the prison the day after congressional leaders had viewed the latest apparently shocking images of prisoner abuse.
With the number of purported pictures from dubious sources in circulation sure to increase, news organisations will need to be more careful than ever about how they play this story.
Despite Bush's discomfort, as the Christian Science Monitor reports, John Kerry can't seem to generate any traction around his position on the prisoner abuse issue and on what he calls the mismanagement of the war, while he continues to try to create excitement around him personally.
Not even Kerry's latest attempt to co-opt John McCain appeared to get him anywhere.
However, the Democrats' greatest campaign asset could well be President Bill Clinton and his upcoming book, the release of which next month seems set to see him becoming more vocal in his criticism of the current administration.
Elsewhere, Ralph Nader has won the endorsement of the Reform Party, perhaps most significantly putting him on the ballot in potential battleground states including Florida and Michigan; while Disney has apparently relented in its row with Michael Moore over distribution of the movie 'Farenheit 911'.
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