Props to the CSMonitor

The Christian Science Monitor has really done a great job with it’s coverage surrounding the war in Iraq. Right now, they are the only Western reporters reporting on fighting in Najaf this week. They’ve had great, solid reporting for the most part. Their editor stood by his reporter when the Pentagon kicked a reporter out of a Marine unit.

While they had missteps with their coverage going into the war they owned up to them. Although their missteps weren’t quite as big as their well known compatriots, the Times and the Washington Post. Some blame Judith Miller at the New York Times for selling the war to America. The Times mistakes in coverage eventually lead to this mea culpa from the editors. The Washington Post made a similar confession.