Wednesday, February 02, 2011

I'm Sorry, But Why Is This A Story?

The free fall of the American press continues: WikiLeaks suspect is deteriorating mentally, physically, friend says

After more than six months in maximum confinement in the U.S. Marine Corps brig in Quantico, Virginia, the prime suspect in the WikiLeaks case "seems frazzled," says one of the few people to visit Army Pfc. Bradley Manning.

STOP THE PRESSES!!!! Someone isn't entirely enjoying their incarceration!

I'm sorry but how is Bradley's situation any different from thousands of other prisoners getting the exact same treatment? The answer is, of course, it isn't different.

There are some unwritten rules to journalism. Number one of those is the Who gives a shit? rule. This "story" fails to ask that question.

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