In email from Lorie Byrd:
I am happy to announce the launch of Media Mythbusters.com. This new wiki website was created to provide a place for approved contributors to archive facts and links to chronicle major media’s treatment of stories in which questions have arisen regarding facts or methods of reporting. Because the site is a wiki, it will always be a work in progress. Some of the listed entries consist of just a framework awaiting content to come, while others are already quite extensive. We have provided a format and some intitial posted items to serve as the beginning of a site I hope will grow considerably into a valuable resource.
Please take a look at the site and pass the link along to your readers. If you would like to obtain a login username and password to allow you to post to the wiki, send an email to info@mediamythbusters.com . For additional information about the site, see this post at the companion Media Mythbusters blog.
Looking at some of the old frauds and in particular the "Green Helmet" guy (http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=21956_Reuters_Doctoring_Photos_from_Beirut&only)...
My memory is getting bad, but doesn't the Green Helmet Guy look like the Iraqui Information Minister of comedy fame?
Posted by: Larry Sheldon | Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at 03:08 PM