Peace March Buried
I was surprised to open the Sunday edition of The Times and find a baseball game represented in the front-page photo. Coverage of the previous day’s massive, unprecedented demonstrations against the Bush administration’s desire to attack Iraq was relegated to A17.
As many as 200,000 people protested peacefully in Washington. An additional 42,000 rallied in Berkeley. Excuse me, but this sounds like front-page news. Is the choice to bury the story a reflection of the newspaper’s priorities, or is it a deliberate attempt to downplay the importance of this groundswell showing of opposition to war by ordinary Americans all over the country? Either way, I am more than disappointed.
Linda Duke
Los Angeles
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