20071022 Michael Yon: Resistance is Futile

Michael Yon: Resistance is Futile

Michael Yon is offering to make available his dispatches to local newspapers who are members of the National Newspaper Association. Read on for more information…

October 22, 2007

Resistance is futile: You will be (mis)informed.

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All describe the bizarro-world contrast between what most Americans seem to think is happening in Iraq versus what is really happening in Iraq. Knowing this disconnect exists and experiencing it directly are two separate matters.

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This got me to thinking: what if I made a similar offer on a more permanent basis to a large media syndication, say, the National Newspaper Association?

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This is where my readers come in, at least those among them who share the concern that the distorted picture most Americans have of the situation in Iraq has strategic (and disastrous) implications for this war, our national security, and the stability of one of the most volatile regions on the planet.

Those readers can first check to see if their local paper is a member of the NNA . Because only NNA members will be able to

” . . . print excerpts of Michael Yon’s dispatches, including up to two of his photographs from each dispatch. Online excerpts may use up to 8 paragraphs, use 1-3 photos, and then link back to the full dispatch on his site saying ‘To continue reading, click here.’”

If their local paper is a member of NNA, readers can contact the editor, urging their participation.

In the blognetnews.com area, the Carroll County Times, Delmarva Daily Times, and Easton Star Democrat, to mention a few, are members of the National Newspaper Association.

Perhaps if we all made a concerted effort to contact these newspapers and call to their attention Mr. Yon’s offer, we may be able to begin getting some accurate information about Iraq printed in the local media…

[If Bob Owens’ experience is a reliable indicator, this might take several prompts.] By encouraging their local daily or weekly newspapers to reprint these dispatches in their print editions, more people without internet access can begin to see a more accurate reflection of the progress I have observed and chronicled

Read his entire post here: Resistance is Futile

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Michael Yon
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