MM: Military Analysts Named by 'Times' Got On the Air 4,500-Plus Times

By: E&P Staff Military analysts named in a New York Times investigative story appeared or were quoted more than 4,500 times on TV and radio since the start of 2002, MediaMatters.org reported today.

David Barstow's April 20 Times article described how the Pentagon used military analysts as a "media Trojan horse" to spread the Bush administration's perspective on the Iraq War and generate favorable news coverage.

Many of the analysts had or have financial ties to defense-industry contractors doing business with the U.S. military.

MediaMatters.org, a liberal watchdog site, noted that the analysts appeared or were quoted on "ABC, ABC News Now, CBS, CBS Radio Network, NBC, CNN, CNN Headline News, Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC, and NPR in segments covering the Iraq War both before and after the invasion, as well as numerous other national-security or government-policy issues."

A chart of the appearances can be seen here.