About this episode

The episode critiques the US media's double standard regarding the use of 'human shields' in the context of American troops hiding in civilian hotels.

In this News Brief we examine CNN, the Atlantic, Washington Post and NYT's blatant 'human shields' double standard as reports emerge of US troops hiding from Iranian attacks in civilian infrastructure.

People in this episode

Hosts: Nima Shirazi, Adam Johnson

Topics covered

• US military
• media criticism
• human shields
• civilian infrastructure
• Iran
• Pentagon

Keywords

• human shields
• US troops
• media bias
• CNN
• Washington Post
• civilian hotels
• Iranian attacks
• Pentagon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CNN, the Atlantic, Washington Post, NYT

Places: Iran, United States

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