The press often repeat their own factual mistakes . There is a big difference between people who know what they are talking about, and the others who spend a few days on the spot, often with a preconceived idea of what they are going to say, and which they have picked from other media. If there was a mistake in the initial reporting on a situation, this mistake will often be repeated for years. Difficult situations require good journalists . Journalists who are specialists and who know their subject matter.
Bad journalists are like a different kind of enemy.
Bad news is good news . It is very difficult to interest the press in real good news, small victories, progress in the process, etc. Even if you tell them the situation has improved, they will give greater coverage to the next car bomb. They seem to think that you can erase centuries of hatred in a few years or months, and criticize you for not having succeeded. The written press is not TV .