British Take a Blunter Approach to War News. The New York Times contrasts American and British press coverage, finds a “wider scope” and “less defensive tone” in the latter, “an essential supplement to (American) tunnel vision”. [via randomWalks]. In contrast, rc3 points to a Trevor Butterworth article in Salon Premium suggesting that British journalistic standards are lower than at major US papers because they have to attract readers in a more highly segmented and competitive market. ‘No facts, please — we’re British…

Americans are flocking to feisty British papers for news about the war. But there’s a reason the U.S. media fails to follow up on the Brits’ “scoops” — they’re frequently not true.’