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Shouting fire; Newsweek's blunder and our response.

Publication: The Washington Times
Publication Date: 23-MAY-05
Format: Online - approximately 700 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Shouting fire; Newsweek's blunder and our response.(OPED)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Paul M. Rodriguez, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The fallout over the now-retracted Newsweek story about American GIs desecrating the Koran continues to spread amid opportunities lost to put some badly needed issues into context with respect to the Muslim world, how the Bush administration has responded and how the press manages to mess things up.

As someone who is no stranger to controversial stories and political firestorms, I have enormous sympathy for Michael Isikoff, the lead reporter on the Newsweek story. As a former editor I sympathize with the top editorial brass at the weekly newsmagazine.

That said, I do have to...

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