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The Media Ignores an Important, Bipartisan Warning on American Military Readiness

“News is what I say it is,” said Charles Foster Kane, the legendary (though fictional) press baron. Sadly, today’s media bosses also dictate what news isn’t, by failing to cover important issues that may not be visual, simple, or politically convenient.
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The Media Ignores an Important, Bipartisan Warning on American Military Readiness
Retired Gen. John Abizaid conducts a briefing at the Pentagon on Feb. 28, 2012. Abizaid co-chaired the blue-ribbon committee of the United States Institute of Peace, along with former secretary of defense William Perry. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images
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“News is what I say it is,” said Charles Foster Kane, the legendary (though fictional) press baron. Sadly, today’s media bosses also dictate what news isn’t, by failing to cover important issues that may not be visual, simple, or politically convenient.

Steve Cohen
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Steve Cohen is an attorney at Pollock Cohen in New York and a former member of the Board of Directors of the United States Naval Institute (USNI).
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