Comments on: Regarding the Coverage of Fort Hood … http://www.theactivevoice.com/the-active-voice/regarding-the-coverage-of-fort-hood Choose your words carefully. Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:22:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jake P http://www.theactivevoice.com/the-active-voice/regarding-the-coverage-of-fort-hood/comment-page-1#comment-83 Jake P Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:59:03 +0000 http://www.theactivevoice.com/?p=314#comment-83 Interesting view, but I disagree with his conclusion. Yes, there was initial confusion over the facts, as there is with any kind of breaking news. Such is life in a live broadcast world. In everything I saw, reporters went out of their way to avoid casting aspersions on Muslims or Islam. It was only with subsequent revelations (a variety of aberrant behaviors and anti-U.S. statements, being on the FBI's radar) that I heard anything about it being a religiously motivated act of terror. Interesting view, but I disagree with his conclusion. Yes, there was initial confusion over the facts, as there is with any kind of breaking news. Such is life in a live broadcast world.

In everything I saw, reporters went out of their way to avoid casting aspersions on Muslims or Islam. It was only with subsequent revelations (a variety of aberrant behaviors and anti-U.S. statements, being on the FBI’s radar) that I heard anything about it being a religiously motivated act of terror.

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