Irony Meter Pegged in the Redline

Once again the New York Times doesn't fail to disappoint when it comes to pegging the irony meter in the red.

This time, their public editor, Clark Hoyt notes that photos are central to the telling of any narrative. He's writing this in respect to the fact that photos of US soldiers at war - particularly those showing US soldiers injured or dying are lacking from public view in US media outlets.

Painful as these issues are — C. J. Chivers, a Times reporter and former Marine officer who wrote about Valdez-Castillo, told me he is “pretty tortured” about them — I think The Times has an obligation to pursue stories and photographs that report the entire experience of war, including death.

It's funny he mentioned this since his paper steadfastly refused to ever entertain publication of the Mohammed cartoons. The paper could report on it, but never actually showed what the hubbub was about.

Islamists around the world rioted and attacked diplomatic facilities, murdered people on the streets, and caused mayhem. It was a cartoon jihad. Yet, the images that the mullahs used to stoke the violence were kept from public view by the Times because it claimed it wasn't necessary.

HT: Hot Air