Egypt Revolt: How the Press Attacks Help the Opposition

As Mubarak's thugs viciously attack American journalists, Howard Kurtz says they only help the protesters' cause by making the horrors of dictatorship clearer to Westerners watching at home.

Published Feb. 3 2011 6:02PM EST

articles/2011/02/03/egypt-revolt-how-the-press-attacks-help-the-opposition/cheat-egypt-tank_dr91nm — John Moore

An Egyptian journalist has died of a gunshot wound, making him the first reported casualty of the nation's coordinated attack on the press this week.

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Egypt Revolt: How the Press Attacks Help the Opposition

As Mubarak's thugs viciously attack American journalists, Howard Kurtz says they only help the protesters' cause by making the horrors of dictatorship clearer to Westerners watching at home.

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Howard Kurtz