Media in the US and Iran are vastly different but when it comes to war they both stumble. Plus, Rio's media collectives.
US versus Iran: Covering Soleimani's assassination
A little more than a week ago, most Americans had never even heard of the name Qassem Soleimani. Now, Iran's top military leader, assassinated in a US drone strike, has been cast as the "world's number one bad guy".
And that is not Donald Trump talking; those are the words of US news network CNBC.
This story - and some of the coverage coming out of Washington - harkens back to 2003, the Iraq war. Too much airtime given to the hawks prowling news studios. Not enough scrutiny of their motives, or the legality of a possible war.
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