Saturday, July 07, 2007
The Media - the Washington Post
To put it mildly, I am deeply suspicious of our media.
Apparently, this blogger has similar thoughts, and has taken the time to do some research on the Washington Posts use of Iraq civilian casualty statistics.
It appears that they don't even read their own newspaper.
Anyway, if correct, the results are quite revealing...
Apparently, this blogger has similar thoughts, and has taken the time to do some research on the Washington Posts use of Iraq civilian casualty statistics.
It appears that they don't even read their own newspaper.
Anyway, if correct, the results are quite revealing...
I found this on the Back Talk blog:
"These numbers, which are all over the place, are simply ridiculous. The Washington Post reporters clearly have no sophistication in these matters. The mistake they make -- and it is a huge mistake to make if you are attempting to measure a trend -- is to compare figures that are based on different methodologies."
