On today's Your Call, it’s our Friday media roundtable. This week, we’ll have a conversation about coverage of Army Private Bradley Manning’s whistleblower case. We’ll also discuss a McClatchy investigation into the federal government's growing use of polygraph screenings and the political crisis in Egypt. We’ll be joined by McClatchy’s Marisa Taylor, Firedoglake’s Kevin Gosztola and Aljazeera’s Sherine Tadros. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
Guests:
Kevin Gosztola, a writer and curator of Firedoglake's blog The Dissenter, a blog covering civil liberties
Marisa Taylor, an investigative reporter for McClatchy Newspapers, based in Washington, D.C
Sherine Tadros, Al Jazeera English Middle East and North Africa Correspondent based in Cairo
web Resources:
McClatchy: U.S. polygraphers questioned accuracy of tests on detainees overseas
Firedoglake: Government: Bradley Manning’s Confinement Conditions Justified by ‘Odd Behaviors,’ Lack of Communication
Aljazeera: Egypt's Morsi rescinds controversial decree
Egypt Independent: War of narratives in Ettehadiya
The New Republic: Bradley Manning Gets No Love From The New York Times
NY Times: Evidence of Torture by Egyptian Islamists
Ahram Online: Western media and the Brotherhood: Secrets behind the love