Covering The Syrian Catastrophe -- Lara Setrakian, Foreign Policy
The 22-month civil war is even worse than the headlines make it seem.
Journalists knew from the start that we were watching an opaque conflict: The restrictions on foreign correspondents made it nearly impossible to cover the conflict from the ground. President Bashar al-Assad's regime regularly denies visas to reporters, and those who sneak into the country are at grave risk of being killed or captured. Almost two years later, these obstacles continue to confound our understanding of events -- leaving us to draw conclusions from threads of information, largely ones that opposition activists and a scattered few reporters can provide.
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My Comment: This blog has been following the Syrian civil war since the beginning .... and even I am sometimes overwhelmed by the carnage that is coming from this conflict. I have also noticed a disconnect in news coverage ..... in the past if 100 civilians were killed in an air strike or deliberate massacre .... extensive worldwide coverage. Today .... just a passing note for most news agencies.
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