Faulty News Reports: Who's to blame?

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You'd be suprised how much those in the military community rely on network news. I gaurantee you that in virtually every command post there is a television with CNN/MSNBC/Fox News on. It servers as a supplement to other sources of battlefield information.

There have been many times in the past weeks that a lot of folks actually over there have seen the media outlet reports and wondered where in the world they came up with the stories they've presented.

I think the embeded idea could have worked great if it were done by credible, responsible journalists with a solid working knowledge of the events they were covering. Journalists like David Halberstam and Neil Sheehan were a credit to this nations freedom of press throughout the Vietnam conflict. It's a shame that with the technological advances we have these days we don't see the same caliber of journalists.