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'''Tom (Tomas John) Brokaw''', is a leading journalist and bestselling author. He was the former host of [[NBC]]'s, “[[Nightly News]]”, a position he held for 22 years. He is also four time best selling author. As a journalist, Brokaw has covered all national political campaigns since 1966. He also has produced several award wining documentaries.     

'''Tom (Tomas John) Brokaw''', is a leading journalist and bestselling author. He was the former host of [[NBC]]'s “[[Nightly News]]," a position he held for 22 years. He is also a four time best-selling author. As a journalist, Brokaw has covered all national political campaigns since 1966. He also has produced several award-winning documentaries.     

==Personal Life ==

==Personal Life ==

In 1940, Tom Brokaw was born into the family of Anthony Brokaw, who had an occupation as a construction worker in Webster, South Dakota. Tom was the first born of three sons. Brokaw's mother worked as a clerk at a local post office. As a young child, Brokaw was fascinated with television; on election night he stayed awake until 1 in the morning to see the results.  In high school he struggled with his studies, his advisor told him to drop out a take a break. He took the advisers advice and it worked. After high school Brokaw received admission to the [[University of South Dakota]]. Although he at first struggled, he soon got on track in his studies and received a degree in [[Political Science]]. In 1962, Brokaw married Meredith Auld, the daughter of a doctor. The couple has three children, Jennifer, Andrea, and Sarah<ref> Diane Negra, The Museum of Broadcasting Communications, “Tom Brokaw,” http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/B/htmlB/brokawtom/brokawtom.htm</ref> . He currently resides in [[New York]] and [[Montana]].

In 1940, Tom Brokaw was born into the family of Anthony Brokaw, who was a construction worker in Webster, South Dakota. Tom was the first born of three sons. Brokaw's mother worked as a clerk at a local post office. As a young child, Brokaw was fascinated with television; on election nights he'd stay awake until one A.M. to see the results.  In high school, he struggled with his studies; his guidance counsellor told him to drop out and take a break, and Brokaw took the advice. After high school, Brokaw was admitted to the [[University of South Dakota]]. Although he at first struggled, he soon got on track in his studies and earned a degree in [[Political Science]]. In 1962, Brokaw married Meredith Auld, the daughter of a doctor. The couple has three children, Jennifer, Andrea, and Sarah<ref> Diane Negra, The Museum of Broadcasting Communications, “Tom Brokaw,” http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/B/htmlB/brokawtom/brokawtom.htm</ref> . He currently resides in [[New York]] and [[Montana]].

== Television Career ==

== Television Career ==

Brokaw had a young obsession with politics and reporting, this obsession soon became useful as he worked at a broadcasting station in Sioux City, [[Iowa]]. In 1962 after gradating from college, Brokaw went to work at another broadcast news station, KNTV, in Omaha, [[Nebraska]]. Here Brokaw was offered a salary of $90 a week, but he refused the offer and asked for a salary of $100, which was accepted by th station<ref>Interview with Today Show, 2004,  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6521696/</ref>. Brokaw later stated that one of his reasons for joining the news industry was his desire to travel. Brokaw's love for politics came into play in his new job, as he served as  the "political junkie" for the network. As the [[civil rights movement]] rose, so did another opportunity for the young reporter, Brokaw moved to [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]], to cover the movement in 1965. During this time he was able to cover [[Martin King Jr.]], while serving as news editor and anchor of the 11:00 news for the Georgia station, KMTV. Ironically, future anchor of [[CBS News]], [[Dan Rather]], was also covering the civil rights movement during this same period for CBS.   

Brokaw had a early obsession with politics and reporting, which soon became useful as he worked at a broadcasting station in Sioux City, [[Iowa]]. In 1962 after gradating from college, Brokaw went to work at another broadcast news station, KNTV, in Omaha, [[Nebraska]]. Here Brokaw was offered a salary of $90 a week, but he refused the offer and asked for a salary of $100, which was accepted by the station<ref>Interview with Today Show, 2004,  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6521696/</ref>. Brokaw later stated that one of his reasons for joining the news industry was his desire to travel. Brokaw's love for politics came into play in his new job, as he served as  the "political junkie" for the network. As the [[civil rights movement]] began to take hold, another opportunity opened up for the young reporter: Brokaw moved to [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]], to cover the movement in 1965. During this time he was able to cover [[Martin King Jr.]], while serving as news editor and anchor of the 11:00 news for the Georgia station, KMTV. Coincidentally,the  future anchor of [[CBS News]], [[Dan Rather]], was also covering the civil rights movement during this same period for CBS.   

[[NBC]] became impressed with Brokaw's coverage and command at KMTV, and after only one year at his new job, Brokaw was off to work for NBC as an anchor of their [[Los Angeles]] station in 1966. Although he took the job after twice turning down the offer, Brokaw was not impressed with his new assignment; he had hoped to get a job as a correspondent in [[Washington D.C.]] <ref>Interview with Today Show, 2004,  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6521696/</ref>. In [[California]], Brokaw had the opportunity to cover [[Ronald Reagan]]'s [[governor]] race.  In 1968, Brokaw was promoted to NBC's [[White House]] correspondent; here he covered the [[Watergate]] investigation. During his time as White House correspondent he competed with [[Dan Rather]], who was also now a White House correspondent for CBS. In 1976 Brokaw covered the election primaries, national conventions, and election night in the race between [[Jimmy Cater]] and [[Walter Mondale]]. He also served as anchor of NBC's Saturday Night News. In its 24th year of broadcast, Brokaw became host of NBC's, [[Today]] show, here he had the opportunity to see Ronald Reagan’s rise to national recognition as he ran for president in 1981, and also the experience of interviewing [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] in the [[Kremlin]], he later won a Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for his interview<ref>MSNBC, “Tom Brokaw,” http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4364148/</ref>.  

[[NBC]] became impressed with Brokaw's work at KMTV, and after only one year at his new job, Brokaw was off to work for NBC as an anchor at their [[Los Angeles]] station in 1966. Although he took the job after twice turning down the offer, Brokaw was not impressed with his new assignment; he had hoped to get a job as a correspondent in [[Washington D.C.]] <ref>Interview with Today Show, 2004,  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6521696/</ref>. In [[California]], Brokaw had the opportunity to cover [[Ronald Reagan]]'s campaign for [[governor]] of California.  In 1968, Brokaw was promoted to the position of NBC's [[White House]] correspondent; here he covered the [[Watergate]] investigation. During his time as White House correspondent he competed with [[Dan Rather]], who was also now a White House correspondent for CBS. In 1976 Brokaw covered the election primaries, national conventions, and election night in the race between [[Jimmy Carter]] and [[Walter Mondale]]. He also served as anchor of NBC's Saturday Night News. In the show's 24th season, Brokaw became host of NBC's [[Today]] show, where he had the opportunity to cover Ronald Reagan’s campaign for president in 1980, and also had the opportunity to interview [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] in the [[Kremlin]], which earned Brokaw an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award <ref>MSNBC, “Tom Brokaw,” http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4364148/</ref>.  

===1981-2000===

===1981-2000===

He later stated that the transition from the role of [[White House]] correspondent to Today show was difficult, because of Today's was less of a 'hard news' platform<ref>Interview with Today Show, 2004,  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6521696/</ref>.. Brokaw said that the best part of the job with Today was having the opportunity to travel.  The job at Today lasted until NBC began looking for a new anchor to co-anchor with [[Roger Mudd]]. ABC was interested in Brokaw as their new news anchor and the two began to discuss options. NBC picked up Brokaw as Nightly News co-anchor in 1982. The co-broadcast did not work and NBC made Brokaw the sole anchor in 1983, the same year reporter [[Peter Jennings]]'s reclaimed the job as the anchor of ABC nightly news. The year before, in 1981, Dan Rather replaced [[Walter Cronkite]] as anchor of CBS News.  In 1982 he was the only anchor to report from the [[Berlin Wall]] at the time of its collapse. He also covered the [[Oklahoma City bombing]] in 1995, and later was the first to broadcast from the site of the [[TWA Flight 800]] tragedy<ref> http://www.usd.edu/extraordinary/brokaw.cfm</ref>. Brokaw wrote his first book in 1998, which became a best seller. In addition to his role as anchor at Nightly News, Brokaw also created some reports for [[60 Minutes]] and appeared in a nighttime news show with [[Katie Couric]] called, "Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric."  

Brokaw later stated that the transition from the role of [[White House]] correspondent to Today show host was difficult, because Today was less of a 'hard news' platform<ref>Interview with Today Show, 2004,  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6521696/</ref>.. Brokaw said that the best part of the job with Today was having the opportunity to travel.  Brokaw's job at Today lasted until NBC began looking for a new anchor to work with [[Roger Mudd]]. ABC was interested in Brokaw as their new news anchor and the two began to discuss options. NBC picked up Brokaw as Nightly News co-anchor in 1982. The co-broadcast did not work and NBC made Brokaw the sole anchor in 1983, the same year reporter [[Peter Jennings]] reclaimed the job as the anchor of ABC's Nightly News. The year before, Dan Rather had replaced [[Walter Cronkite]] as anchor of CBS News.  In 1982 Brokaw was the only anchor to report from the [[Berlin Wall]] when it came down. He also covered the [[Oklahoma City bombing]] in 1995, and later was the first to broadcast from the site of the [[TWA Flight 800]] crash<ref> http://www.usd.edu/extraordinary/brokaw.cfm</ref>. Brokaw wrote his first book in 1998, which became a best seller. In addition to his role as anchor at Nightly News, Brokaw also created some reports for [[60 Minutes]] and appeared in a nighttime news show with [[Katie Couric]] called "Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric."  

===2000-2007===

===2000-2007===

Brokaw covered the attacks on [[September 11th, 2001]] and the wars in [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq]]. He traveled to both Afghanistan, to witness the United States struggle against [[Al-Qaeda]], and later to Iraq to witness the new elections after the fall of Saddem. In 2004, the 60th Anniversary of D-Day, he was the only anchor to report from Normandy. He also did exclusive interviews with President [[George W. Bush]] and former French President [[Jacques Chirac]] during his trip. While anchor of the networks main news show, Brokaw also wrote books documenting the generation of [[World War Two]], he also helped in the production of documentaries covering a wide variety of areas. On December 1st, 2004, at the age of 64 and after more then 21 years as anchor, Brokaw stepped down from NBC Nightly News and was replaced by [[Brian Williams]]. NBC Nightly News remained a steady first for the majority of Brokaw's tenure as anchor with an average of ten million viewers<ref> http://www.tv.com/tom-brokaw/person/117017/biography.html</ref>. Brokaw continues work with NBC News, and plans on continuing to do so for the next ten years. He occasionally appears on Niglty news, MSNBC, and documentaries that he produces.   

Brokaw covered the attacks on [[September 11th, 2001]] and the wars in [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq]]. He traveled to both Afghanistan, to witness the NATO struggle against [[Al-Qaeda]], and later to Iraq to witness the new elections after the fall of Saddam Hussein. In 2004, the 60th Anniversary of D-Day, he was the only anchor to report from Normandy. He also did exclusive interviews with President [[George W. Bush]] and former French President [[Jacques Chirac]] during this trip. While anchor of the network's main news show, Brokaw also wrote books documenting the so-called "Greatest Generation." He also helped in the production of documentaries covering a wide variety of areas. On December 1st, 2004, at the age of 64 and after more then 21 years as anchor, Brokaw stepped down from NBC Nightly News and was replaced by [[Brian Williams]]. NBC Nightly News remained a steady first for the majority of Brokaw's tenure as anchor with an average of ten million viewers<ref> http://www.tv.com/tom-brokaw/person/117017/biography.html</ref>. Brokaw continues work with NBC News, and plans on continuing to do so for the next ten years. He occasionally appears on Nightly news, MSNBC, and documentaries that he produces.   

==Books==

==Books==

Brokaw's first book, "The Greatest Generation," was released in 1998, and it instantly became a best seller. The 432 page book documented the generation of people that lived through the depression and Second World War. Brokaw was inspired to write the book after he went to cover the fiftieth anniversary of the invasion of Normandy for NBC. Here while talking to veterans, and walking the beach he had a, "life changing experience," as he stated later<ref> Random House Books, Tom Brokaw, http://www.randomhouse.com/features/brokaw/books_greatest.html</ref>  Brokaw was so encouraged by the letter he received regarding his first book that he decided to right a sequel. In 1999 he began work on his next best seller, "The Greatest Generation Speaks." This book included letter written by people living in the period, including, eyewitness account of the dropping of the atomic bomb and others.  Brokaw released his third book, "An Album of Memories," in 2001. This trilogy was also a book filled with letter documenting the "the greatest generation society has ever produced,” as he stated. His last book, "A Long Way from Home," documented his own life and five decade career as a broadcast journalist. "A Long Way from Home," was Brokaw's fourth straight bestselling book.  

Brokaw's first book, "The Greatest Generation," was released in 1998, and it instantly became a best seller. The 432-page book documented the generation of people that lived through the [[depression]] and the [[Second World War]]. Brokaw was inspired to write the book after he went to cover the fiftieth anniversary of the invasion of Normandy for NBC. Here, while talking to veterans, and walking the beach he had a, "life changing experience," as he stated later<ref> Random House Books, Tom Brokaw, http://www.randomhouse.com/features/brokaw/books_greatest.html</ref>  Brokaw was so encouraged by the letter he received regarding his first book that he decided to right a sequel. In 1999 he began work on his next best seller, "The Greatest Generation Speaks." This book included letter written by people living in the period, including, eyewitness account of the dropping of the atomic bomb and others.  Brokaw released his third book, "An Album of Memories," in 2001. This trilogy was also a book filled with letters documenting the "the greatest generation society has ever produced,” as he stated. His last book, "A Long Way from Home," documented his own life and five-decade career as a broadcast journalist. "A Long Way from Home," was Brokaw's fourth straight bestselling book.  

==Film==

==Film==

In addition to Brokaw's work for NBC as a newscaster, he has also created  documentaries series for the organization. In 1989, Brokaw was awarded his first Peabody award for, "To Be An American," a documentary about the Americans, documenting their history. Brokaw's work in Georgia during the civil rights movement came in handy when in 1997 he produced, "Why Can't We Live Together," a documentary that documented racial separation in America's suburbs. He won an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism for his effort in creating the documentary. After September 11, 2001, Brokaw began work on another documentary. In 2003 he released, "America Remembers: 9/11 Air Traffic Controllers." This documentary, which later won an Emmy for Outstanding Interview, consisted of interviews that Brokaw had done with twenty air traffic controllers who dealt with the four hijacked planes. Brokaw examined [[Affirmative Action]] in a documentary he released in 2004, "Tom Brokaw Reports: A Question of Fairness." This documentary won numerous awards including the Peabody award. In 2005, after giving up his post as anchor, Brokaw returned to primetime television with an hour-long documentary, "Tom Brokaw Reports: The Long War". This documentary examined the United States war against terrorism after the September 11th attacks. In the documentaries creation Brokaw traveled the world – from [[Afghanistan]], [[Pakistan]], [[Iran]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[France]] and [[Washington D.C.]] - to interview intelligence experts, world leaders and those personally affected by the attacks.  Brokaw again was able to use his past experience as a journalist in his creation of another documentary, "The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate's Deep Throat," in September 2005. In December 2005, Brokaw received praise for his new hour long documentary, "Tom Brokaw Reports:  To War and Back," which documented a wounded soldiers arrival back home<ref>MSNBC, “The War and Back, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10402820/</ref>.   

In addition to Brokaw's work for NBC as a newscaster, he has also created  documentaries series for the organization. In 1989, Brokaw was awarded his first Peabody award for "To Be An American," a documentary about the history of the American  people. Brokaw's work in Georgia during the civil rights movement came in handy when in 1997 he produced "Why Can't We Live Together," a documentary about racial separation in America's suburbs. He won an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism for the documentary. After September 11, 2001, Brokaw began work on another documentary: in 2003 he released, "America Remembers: 9/11 Air Traffic Controllers." This documentary, which later won an Emmy for Outstanding Interview, consisted of interviews that Brokaw had done with twenty air traffic controllers who dealt with the four hijacked planes. Brokaw examined [[Affirmative Action]] in a documentary he released in 2004, "Tom Brokaw Reports: A Question of Fairness." This documentary won numerous awards including the Peabody award. In 2005, after giving up his post as anchor, Brokaw returned to primetime television with an hour-long documentary, "Tom Brokaw Reports: The Long War". This documentary examined the United States war against terrorism after the September 11th attacks. In the documentaries creation Brokaw traveled the world – from [[Afghanistan]], [[Pakistan]], [[Iran]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[France]] and [[Washington D.C.]] - to interview intelligence experts, world leaders and those personally affected by the attacks.  Brokaw again was able to use his past experience as a journalist in his creation of another documentary, "The Secret Man: The Story of Watergate's Deep Throat," in September 2005. In December 2005, Brokaw received praise for his new hour long documentary, "Tom Brokaw Reports:  To War and Back," which documented a wounded soldiers arrival back home<ref>MSNBC, “The War and Back, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10402820/</ref>.   

==Criticism==

==Criticism==

Some media newsroom insiders have questioned Tom Brokaw's objectivity, claiming that some of his past reporting includes a [[liberal]] slant. Much of the perceived bias in the mainstream media was blamed at Brokaw because of the influence he had with NBC, which led in network news ratings. [[Bernard Goldberg]], a employee for [[CBS News]] for thirty years, stated that all of the main networks, including NBC, showed significant bias against conservatives<ref> PBS, “Skewing the News”,http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/media/jan-june02/bias_1-24.html</ref>. Goldberg recorded his findings in a book entitled, “Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distorts the News.” In response to critics, Brokaw stated the he does not believe that the news media had bias<ref>Colombia Journalism Review, 2004, http://cjrarchives.org/issues/2004/1/QA-Brokaw.asp</ref>.   

Some media newsroom insiders have questioned Tom Brokaw's objectivity, claiming that some of his past reporting includes a [[liberal]] slant. Much of the perceived bias in the mainstream media was blamed on Brokaw because of the influence he had with NBC, which led in network news ratings. [[Bernard Goldberg]], a employee for [[CBS News]] for thirty years, stated that all of the main networks, including NBC, showed significant bias against conservatives<ref> PBS, “Skewing the News”,http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/media/jan-june02/bias_1-24.html</ref>. Goldberg recorded his findings in a book entitled, “Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distorts the News.” In response to critics, Brokaw stated the he does not believe that the news media was biased <ref>Colombia Journalism Review, 2004, http://cjrarchives.org/issues/2004/1/QA-Brokaw.asp</ref>.   

===Clinton Administration===  

===Clinton Administration===  

During a June 1996 Press Club Meeting, Brokaw stated that the media was being tough on President Clinton, who’s administration was being investigated for allegedly leaking secret grand jury information to the [[New York Times]]<ref>http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/02/01/clinton.starr/</ref>. Brokaw’s claim was shown to be false as the network surprisingly ignored the investigation. Critics claim that Brokaw was trying to protect the president from bad publicity.  During the 1994 election, he stated that the Republican’s Contract with America, “is long on promises, but short on sound premises."  When the Republicans came to power in Congress, Brokaw was extremely tough in an interview with new House leader, [[Newt Gingrich]]. He later claimed that the media was getting too mixed up with conservative members of congress such as, “Whitewater and Paula Jones.”<ref>http://www.mediaresearch.org/mainsearch/search.html</ref>

During a June 1996 Press Club Meeting, Brokaw said that the media were being tough on President Clinton, whose administration was being investigated for allegedly leaking secret grand jury information to the [[New York Times]]<ref>http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/02/01/clinton.starr/</ref>. Brokaw’s claim was shown to be false as the network surprisingly ignored the investigation. Critics claim that Brokaw was trying to protect the president from bad publicity.  During the 1994 election, Brokaw claimed that the Republicans' Contract with America, “is long on promises, but short on sound premises."  When the Republicans came to power in Congress, Brokaw was extremely tough in an interview with new House leader, [[Newt Gingrich]]. He later claimed that the media was getting too mixed up with conservative members of congress by paying attention to stories like  “Whitewater and Paula Jones.”<ref>http://www.mediaresearch.org/mainsearch/search.html</ref>

===Iraq War===

===Iraq War===

In January of 2007 he attacked the United States actions in Iraq, stating, “And a lot of families, and I think a lot of people who are raising their hands to join the armed services are wondering 'I'm giving my life for that?.'”<ref>Mark Finkelstein, News busters ,2007, http://newsbusters.org/node/9909</ref> In an interview Brokaw claimed that the White House is, “in its own bunker at the moment."<ref> “Meredith Vieira and Tom Brokaw Question Bush's 'Crediblity'”,2007, http://newsbusters.org/taxonomy/term/192</ref> He said that the world is saying to the United States, “you got yourself into it, you find a way out of it.” ."<ref> “Meredith Vieira and Tom Brokaw Question Bush's 'Crediblity'”,2007, http://newsbusters.org/taxonomy/term/192</ref>  Brokaw also challenged President Bush credibility on Iraq. He also said that no one was suggesting of cutting and running from Iraq, despite [[Bill Murtha]]’s and [[Nancy Pelosi]]’s comments to the contrary<ref>http://newsbusters.org/node/3852</ref>. [[News Buster]], a media watchdog organization, wrote that, “The former Nightly News anchor seems to align himself with the "Bush lied, people died" crowd.”<ref> Geoffrey” 2007, http://newsbusters.org/taxonomy/term/192</ref>

In January of 2007 Brokaw attacked the United States actions in Iraq, stating, “And a lot of families, and I think a lot of people who are raising their hands to join the armed services are wondering 'I'm giving my life for that?.'”<ref>Mark Finkelstein, News busters ,2007, http://newsbusters.org/node/9909</ref> In an interview, Brokaw claimed that the White House is, “in its own bunker at the moment."<ref> “Meredith Vieira and Tom Brokaw Question Bush's 'Crediblity'”,2007, http://newsbusters.org/taxonomy/term/192</ref> He said that the world is saying to the United States, “you got yourself into it, you find a way out of it.” ."<ref> “Meredith Vieira and Tom Brokaw Question Bush's 'Crediblity'”,2007, http://newsbusters.org/taxonomy/term/192</ref>  Brokaw also challenged President Bush credibility on Iraq, and said that no one was suggesting of cutting and running from Iraq, despite [[Bill Murtha]]’s and [[Nancy Pelosi]]’s comments to the contrary<ref>http://newsbusters.org/node/3852</ref>. [[News Buster]], a media watchdog organization, wrote that, “The former Nightly News anchor seems to align himself with the "Bush lied, people died" crowd.”<ref> Geoffrey” 2007, http://newsbusters.org/taxonomy/term/192</ref>

===Abu Ghraib Prison Abuse===

===Abu Ghraib Prison Abuse===

After the abuses by the some members of the military in [[Abu Ghraib]] prison in [[Iraq]], many critics attacked Brokaw’s unbalance coverage of the situation.  Nightly News reported heavily on the abuse at Abu Ghraib, while failing to mention the recently discovered abuses carried out by former dictator [[Saddam Hussein]]. In a span from 2003-2004, Nightly News showed 58 prison abuse stories, while only creating five reports on Saddam’s mass graves which were recently discovered<ref>Media Research Center, http://www.mrc.org/realitycheck/2004/fax20040512.asp</ref>.

After the abuses by the some members of the military at [[Abu Ghraib]] prison in [[Iraq]], many critics attacked Brokaw’s allegedly unbalanced coverage of the situation.  Nightly News reported heavily on the abuse at Abu Ghraib, while failing to mention the recently-discovered abuses carried out by former dictator [[Saddam Hussein]]. Between 2003 and 2004, Nightly News showed 58 prison abuse stories, while only broadcasting five reports on Saddam’s recently-discovered mass <ref>Media Research Center, http://www.mrc.org/realitycheck/2004/fax20040512.asp</ref>.

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