NP The "Liberal" Media Exposed at Last
Paul Mackin
paul.mackin at verizon.net
Mon Oct 28 19:00:17 CST 2002
JBFRAME at aol.com wrote:
>
> While a turnout of less than 10,000 might have been a disappointment,
> NPR's estimate is greatly at odds with those of other observers. The Los
> Angeles Times (10/27/02) reported that over 100,000 participated in the
> march, while the Washington Post's page A1 story (10/27/02) was headlined
> "100,000 Rally, March Against War in Iraq." The Post added that
> Saturday's march was "an antiwar demonstration that organizers and police
> suggested was likely Washington's largest since the Vietnam era." While
> both the Times and NPR reported the apparent disappointment of the
> organizers, none were named or quoted directly. Those who spoke to other
> news outlets expressed just the opposite; organizer Mara
> Verheyden-Hilliard told the Washington Post the march was "just
> extremely,
> extremely successful."
I have the A1 section of yesterday's (10-27) Washington Post here in
front of me. What it says is, ORGANIZERS ESTIMATED more than 100,000.
p.
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