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Journalists rediscover journalism

The Courier-Mail reports on the 'sense of outrage and antagonism many thought had long gone out of fashion in broadcast journalism' which has characterised the Hurricane Katrina media coverage. Their correspondent remarks on a

'newly assertive tone [...], particularly on TV, struck many as a welcome return to a brand of journalism seldom found in recent years - a departure from what some regard as overly deferential treatment of U.S. political leaders in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks on America.

Others hailed it as a departure from trivialities that often dominate today's headlines and cable news channels.'

While one commentator remarks that '[journalists] saw this clash between what they were witnessing with their own eyes and what officials were telling them', this 'clash' is not unique to this disaster, and it is curious as to why a very noticeable dissonance has been rarely addressed in recent years. Perhaps it is an eloquent demonstration of the extent that the 'War on Terror' has created an insidious form of self-censorship by the media.

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