Perspectives On The Beirut Bombing

Two of them: CNN’s Brent Sadler was near the scene when it happened: “I’ve been through many explosions in my life and this rates as a very strong one and what I am seeing in terms of collateral damage, a lot of damage to a five-star hotel, the Continental Hotel, right next door to the blast.” And, from FNC’s Rick Leventhal in Jerusalem: “Within moments of word that a car bomb had gone off in Beirut, phone calls were being made to local contacts, officials, and other cooperating news organizations.”

> Update: 12:15am: From an e-mailer: “Notice from your own entry that CNN’s Brent Sadler was near the scene of the car bombing in Beirut and Fox reported the same story from hundreds of miles away in Jerusalem. Say what you want about CNN vs. Fox – but there’s no comparison when it comes to CNN’s reporting power.”