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Bill Moyers Journal: Buying the War
Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at 9 PM on PBS (check local listings)

How the administration marketed the war to the American people has been well covered, but critical questions remain: How and why did the press buy it, and what does it say about the role of journalists in helping the public sort out fact from propaganda?

In this clip from the premiere of Bill Moyers Journal on PBS, Bob Simon of 60 Minutes, who was based in the Middle East, talks about the reporting he was seeing and reading out of the beltway, and John Walcott and Warren Strobel of Knight Ridder newspapers (now The McClatchy Company), discuss their work burrowing deep into the intelligence agencies to determine whether there was any evidence for the Bush Administration's case for war. On Wednesday, April 25 at 9 P.M. on PBS (check local listings), watch "Buying the War," a 90-minute documentary that explores the role of the press in the lead-up to the invasion of Iraq, which includes interviews with Dan Rather, formerly of CBS; Tim Russert of Meet the Press; and Walter Isaacson, former president of CNN.

Two days later on April 27, the Bill Moyers Journal airs its regular timeslot on Fridays at 9 P.M. with interviews and news analysis of underreported stories across an array of beats, including: the environment, media, politics, the economy, arts and culture, and social issues.

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: March 30, 2007 at 10:46 am
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Video Comments:
inachu (November 23, 2008 at 2:11 am)
the press core was directed by rumsfeld for continued lies that support israel.
and you guys thought good guys rely on truth....... really sad.
whizbang47 (October 11, 2008 at 10:30 pm)
You'll never hear McCain threaten Bin Laden. When I heard them say Bush was reelected in '04 I knew Bin Laden would be alive for at least four more years. He's a PNAC partner. He's like a junkie's enabler, and they love him. There are National Review type rightists who wish him victory. So what kind of "victory" their boy Mocain is peddling I can't guess.
AhmadJohnson0930 (September 22, 2008 at 10:41 pm)
Ok God is real.
The Bible is 100% pure and true.
9/11 was a U.S. government set up.
Gay marriage is wrong and disgusting.
Fluoride is put in your water to kill you.
Don't eat meat especially not McDonalds.
The Illuminati is 100% real and active.
The U.S. Economy will soon Crash.
McCain is going to win.
There Not Looking for Bin Laden.
The US is Trillions of dollars in Debt.
The Titanic was Sunk on purpose, By the Captain.
Jesus is coming back soon.
Satan is real and bent on your destruction.
perzeusz (September 20, 2008 at 7:01 pm)
take a bloodbath in Iraq stupidity, it might wash away your simple fears,
and might awake the demon you feared,

you affixed ridicule to the informed and professional, that is in itself inexcusable
Scotty7617 (September 1, 2008 at 12:04 am)
"Terrorism is the best political weapon, for nothing drives people harder than a fear of sudden death."
-Adolf Hitler
blrenx (July 16, 2008 at 9:09 pm)
PEACE FREESPEECH
blrenx (July 16, 2008 at 9:04 pm)
This is something new? I hear not one fact not one source. You people need to move on with your life> You people can't get over the fact that you Don't have the power of spoon feed news (LIE'S) to the American people anymore, Just to keep your hold of you power
inachu (November 23, 2008 at 2:09 am)
when the facts are presented then you wash it away to lessen the effect so there will be continued aipac support. right? you are a sheep.
timparcival (July 16, 2008 at 11:05 am)
I recommend everyone see this whole broadcast. It's an absolute classic.

Sickest of all, though, is that there are some--look at these pages for example!--who're still arguing that the Bush regime was right. That's roughly the state of critical thinking in the US now...and why we completely lack credibility in the rest of the world.
Terry5135 (July 2, 2008 at 10:46 am)
I guess that was his connection to terrorism, to answer alvincay100 - our own CIA, lol.