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April 19, 2005

A Tale of Two News Services

No horse in this race for me so I'll just comment on some media coverage.

Reuters calls the election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger "controversial" but no mention of his Hitler Youth experience.

The AP doesn't call the newly named Pope Benedict XVI controversial. Instead, he's a "hard-liner" and notes his Hitler Youth membership.

Neither news service ingratiated itself with orthodox Catholics.

"Controversial German Cardinal Elected Pope"

"Germany's Cardinal Ratzinger Elected Pope"

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