Subject: Re: my response to Edward Rothstein's NYT essay on poco and wtc attack
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 07:52:48 +0000



Theresa,

I don't necessarily agree with all that you've said, and I do salute your 
courage and concern for your students. Having worked in the so-called 
mainstream print media, my only suggestion would be to write a shorter 
letter. It has a greater chance of publication, unless the editors plan to 
use it in entirety as a counterpoint.

And finally, and I don't mean this facetiously; it is Salman Rushdie, not 
Salmon Rushdie. He is well-known enough an author in 
post-colonial/post-modern discourse, for his spelling to be easy to remember 
by now. Perhaps a small point, but again, my years in the mainstream print 
media have taught me how important it is to get the small facts right. (On a 
related point of accuracy, which is why, I was not at all surprised when it 
was finally uncovered that the so-called fake film of Palestinians 
celebrating the bombing of the WTC was, in fact, real, and that the 
Palestinian Authority threatened other journalists who might be filming 
similar shots -- you might legitimately question whether the media should 
have shown those images, but questioning its authenticity did more harm to 
the Palestinian cause -- I'm aware this is not strictly related to the issue 
of getting someone's name right, however......).

Salil

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