An Example of Real Reporting

The purpose of this article is to evaluate the truth of the administration's claims about the causes of the Iraqi civil war. It systematically documents the politically motivated oversimplifications in the administration's account. This is not an opinion piece published on the op-ed pages. It is straight reporting. In other words, this article does what reporting should do, but almost never does: hold government claims to a free press's natural skepticism. I can't remember the last time I saw a story do this. Normally, the best readers get is, "Government Claims X; Experts Disagree."