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FadedMullet

(354 posts) Fri May 23, 2025, 04:30 PM May 23

Is my recollection wrong that way back when, during the first Gulf War, CNN was the go-to, accurate news source..... [View all]

.......for information about how things were going as the Bush administration sent 600,000 (?) troops over there to liberate Kuwait (and Kuwait's oil) from Saddam? The reporting was thought to be accurate, covering both the slaughter of retreating Iraqi troops by American airpower and the lack of evidence of infants being through out NICU incubators. Remember Wolf Blitzer and the "Scud Studs" reporting from the front as Scud missiles occasionally got lucky and blew up in the vicinity of American and coalition troops.
This is why I have been slow to realize that CNN has become, by any measure, "Fox News Lite", now with 30% less froth.

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Is my recollection wrong that way back when, during the first Gulf War, CNN was the go-to, accurate news source..... [View all] FadedMullet May 23 OP

CNN had a lot of very honorable anchors/reporters then--first and foremost the late Bernard Shaw... hlthe2b May 23 #1

That man is responsible for on of my B.A.s JustAnotherGen May 23 #20

It was actually Iraq's oil lapfog_1 May 23 #2

Yes, I remember the young lady as part of a months long campaign to build up support for the invasion. The Kuwaiti.... FadedMullet May 23 #5

I think CNN, under Ted Turner was the first stillcool May 23 #3

I don't know about that, but WhiteTara May 23 #4

Fred Francis knew his stuff. John1956PA May 23 #6

Arthur Kent was the stud. Boomerproud May 23 #13

I think "Shock and Awe" debuted with the 2003 invasion of Iraq. John1956PA May 23 #16

Yes. Reporters like Peter Arnett were right in the middle of it Ocelot II May 23 #7

I don't see Christiane's work much these days, but she's still one of the best journalists out there. ificandream May 23 #9

CNN "Fox news lite"? Not really ... ificandream May 23 #8

Gotta agree with how it used to be Maeve May 23 #10

Yep, it's a global phenomenon fujiyamasan May 23 #11

Back then it was the three networks and CNN. rsdsharp May 23 #12

I was too young to see coverage of the Gulf War AZProgressive May 23 #14

Iwould come home every day during the week and turn on CNN Headline News and Greybnk48 May 23 #15

Headline News used to be amazing ITAL May 23 #18

A lot changes in 30+ years KentuckyWoman May 23 #17

Bernard Shaw JustAnotherGen May 23 #19