Thursday, January 20, 2005

The Implosion of Big Media Continues

From ABC's web site:

Jan. 19, 2005 — For a possible Inauguration Day story on ABC News, we are trying to find out if there any military funerals for Iraq war casualties scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 20. If you know of a funeral and whether the family might be willing to talk to ABC News, please fill out the form below:

Nice. Why only Iraq? What about a dead soldier from Afghanistan, or maybe one killed while aiding tsunami victims in Indonesia or Sri Lanka. But that doesn't fit the agenda, does it?

UPDATE I: ABC has now taken down its solicitation of a military funeral to rain on the inaugural parade. I wonder why.

UPDATE II: If ABC wanted to show a casualty of the Bush Administration, they could always put on Dan Rather's reputation (thanks to Glenn Reynolds for that dig).

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