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The institutional obstacles to getting clear information about the war in Ukraine are formidable, from embedding rules barring journalists from entering “red zones” (and requiring escorts in “yellow” areas), to casualties undercounted by officials on both sides, to open use of planted stories, to harassment of voices who go against official messaging. Journalists asking soldiers to remove Nazi patches is a new level of insanity. With the line between propagandist and reporter all but dissolved, how long before embeds are offered NATO uniforms? Who thinks this is a good idea?

Westchester County

Michael Woyton

New York City Metropolitan Area

Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow

New York

The institutional obstacles to getting clear information about the war in Ukraine are formidable, from embedding rules barring journalists from...

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