[Peace-discuss] Reuters, AP Legitimize Honduran Coup Regime as "Interim Government"

[Robert Naiman]

Words matter - particularly the words used by major media to describe
contested political events, words that can bias perceptions towards
the interests of the powerful. Are those wielding power in Honduras
today a "de facto" government, or are they an "interim" or "caretaker"
government?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/reuters-ap-legitimize-hon_b_227466.html

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/7/7/751087/-Reuters,-AP-Legitimize-Honduran-Coup-Regime-as-Interim-Government

http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/node/249


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