Surprise! Another Example of CNN’s Bias

Sigh. CNN’s at it again–structuring their stories to manipulate readers’ opinions.

In CNN’s article, “40 bodies found in Baghdad; al Qaeda leader in custody”, the good news about the capture of the No. 2 Al-Qaeda leader in Iraq is given second-billing to the bad news about how many people died in Iraq today, not only in the headline but in the body of the story.

It’s as if CNN wants to remind us that the violence in Iraq continues and capturing a top Al-Qaeda leader doesn’t make a difference.

What CNN misses is that the capture of Hamed Jumaa Al Saeedi will affect Al-Qaeda’s future operations, not operations already in progress.

This is just another example of how the large news organizations put their own spin on what should be objective journalism.