Iraq Sets Up Media Monitor

Irritated by the reporting out of Iraq, the government has set up a media monitor to ensure the truth is told: Iraq's interior ministry has formed a press monitoring unit in response to what it described as "fabricated and false news" that misrepresents the country's security situation.
Singling out the Associated Press for criticism, spokesman Brigadier General Abdul-Karim Khalaf said yesterday that dedicated unit would monitor news coverage and even initiate legal action if journalists do not correct stories it believes to be incorrect. Read more.

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