a critical viewer of CNN

“Gerald

Having just come back from Cairo I am apalled by the misinnformation by Western TV stations, especially CNN. BBCWolrd was much more sober in their reports. There is no doubt about the protests, but the picture transmitted was exaggerating singular camera crazy individulas and their expressions and not showing the overall picture, which was less chaotic than it was shown. No doubt, to get out of Cairo by airplane was adventurous, but bearable.

Egyptian people should be congratulated on their behaviour, hotel staff worked, even slept in the hotel because of the curfew, bakeries worked. At least tourists were looked after and taken care of.

There was more chaos and confusion from Embassies, the people from the German Embassy working and helping at the airport did theire very best and took care of us at the airport, but the hotline was less helpful.

I would have wished less bias and more relaism in CNN’s transmissions, which I watched all day. Even the local (government) stations were better than CNN.

Shame on you.”

Of course I’m not there yet, but I have yet to hear any solid evidence that the chaos is as great as we’re hearing from major media. (If I were reading only major media sources, I would not be returning.)