“Best of the Summer ‘05 Shows” Show

This week, War News Radio is on vacation, taking a short break in preparation for what will be a great Fall ‘05 season. In the meantime, we put together four of our favorite pieces for you to listen to.
First is a report on Iraqi vacations. Amelia Templeton answers the question: where do the citizens of Baghdad go [...]

Militias, Media, and Maass

The situation in Iraq remains as difficult to understand as always. Two women are sitting in front of President Bush’s ranch hoping he can explain it to them. Wren Elhai has the story of one Philadelphia mother’s role in the demonstration.
In our first segment on the most underreported stories in Iraq, Eva Barboni sheds plenty of light on [...]

Storyboarding The War

While news coverage has always shaped the way we look at war, it normally takes a while for the entertainment industry to get on board. But, with the war in Iraq, that’s not the case.
This week, we hear two stories on the fictional version of the war. We learn about FX’s new drama Over There and examine video [...]