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World Service,29 May 2012,55 mins

WHYS 60: Media coverage of the Houla massacre

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Where are media outlets getting their information about the massacre from? Can they speak with confidence about what happened and why ? Does it have a goal in mind when it's reporting the story? (The accusation is that many media outlets have been describing this attack as particularly significant because they're hoping it will be.) Is it appropriate to hold a position on President Assad and whether he should leave office? If it is, can a media outlet's position on President Assad be separated from its reporting of Syria?

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