The media’s role in the sniper hunt was debated

from long before his capture LA Times

, but just watch what happens now that the facts are compared with the press’ influence and the pundits’ predictions

sunspot.net. Almost everything the TV press told us about the sniper was wrong Washington Post; the white van was an egregious red herring Austin American-Statesman. Not only that; after the arrest, the Maryland prosecutor made a statement accusing the press of creating a climate of fear

editorandpublisher.com.