Coverage of Koran Case Stirs Questions on Media Role
New York Times, September 10, 2010
By Brian Stelter
A renegade pastor and his tiny flock set fire to a Koran on a street corner, and made sure to capture it on film. And they were ignored. That stunt took place in 2008. But plans for a similar stunt by another fringe pastor have garnered worldwide news media attention this summer. The episode has given rise to at least a little soul-searching within news organizations.
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