Mainstream Media Ignore Veterans’ Testimonies

By Staff
Published on April 7, 2008

If 55 veterans gathered in the same place, at the same time, prepared to give disarmingly honest testimonies about their on-the-ground experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan, would anybody listen?

Because that happened, just a few weeks ago. Vets convened in the Washington, DC area for IVAW’s Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan–and for the most part, mainstream media have either ignored the momentous gathering or relegated coverage to their metro sections,