A civil debate
I often shake my head over the things we journalists worry about. Today's example: Should we call what's going on in Iraq a civil war? The debate rages with the sort of intensity reserved for whether Michael Richards is a racist. Here are four links, four more, two more, and six more. (All via Romenesko.)
No wonder some readers think we're self-absorbed and out of touch.
Update: Chris Coletta has a somewhat different take. By all means, I say, let's have this debate over the terms we're using in our stories. But I hope the powers that be, while they have this debate, also recommit themselves to explaining the situation as precisely and as intricately as possible.
