[ale] Celebrate - Usama killed!

[Brian MacLeod]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

On 5/2/11 12:40 AM, Scott Castaline wrote:
>
> I have to note though that it seemed that FOX was the only one that 
> spelled it with a U, while all the others were spelling it as Osama. 
> Doesn't matter as long as he's dead, bullet to the head from the 
> President's announcement.


Most official agencies in the government also spell it with a U.
There's no official transliteration guide, particularly in the press for
taking Arabic names to Anglicized spellings and pronunciation.  See
Colonel Gaddhafi and all the variants used for him.

Also, depending on where in the world you get your reports, you may see
"bin Laden" or "bin Ladin."

All news is biased, because all news is written and reported by humans.
Journalists by trade are trained to try and mitigate that, but I think
like many educational pursuits, some of the quality has been worn away
from degradation in the system.  Then, we as readers bring our own.
Ever play Telephone?

There is no current, and judging by trends, will never be any 100%
unbiased new coverage.

bnm
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.14 (Darwin)

iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJNvrBXAAoJEPlcIlj+rhjoHCUH/j7wppfxF3gwXoTVnynaHks+
zT0tQ5RUJzemLX//OMUwyHfbPPCwOM/QOkNcjHtqE+nndx5JfMLP8CZUR1nTXW2t
4R/aBWZHbfy7xqE5O8RLxWKjtpBf6J1+nRr7x6EMddtMWsd3pEVEUSIQ0ISpHpKu
HzRkU7b3Ri3sbCKcVit5JZVPh0j2bR+duEbrXQFTWCMe141fPbvaqiz6IITQDHtQ
rKorJmktgyzRc5m99c4lEDDxT3y6lI32t+C1rttK2R9mYb0ZdAHRPRMUvpOxq8Y/
tvkDmNFJHNRMjc4sDRm8XEeAzjz+HwMW/ctF3AWFz6IVFO+ezQrbNrsdMCAeYM0=
=5nPs
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----