I try not to talk about politics because this is not that kind of blog, but sometimes it's just too much. You may have heard about the Spanish diplomat murdered in Iraq recently.
It's a serious story, but I get annoyed at the way different media portray it. Today in the TV news and newspapers, TVE (Televisión Española, Spanish National Television) called the guy an attaché to the spanish embassy. TeleCinco (independent spanish TV) referred to him as a military something-or-other, and El Pais, a major newspaper, called him a spy.
I won't get into my own opinion, but the language used by each medium makes their bias quite clear. I found the government-backed TVE message to be the most disturbing, which maybe makes my bias quite clear. Either way, it annoys me.
Like Rage Against the Machine says, There's nothing proper 'bout your propaganda...
Posted by Dave at October 11, 2003 02:09 AM