How Haditha Came to Light.

WAR correspondents; MILITARY journalism; WAR in mass media; MASS media; MASSACRES; CIVILIAN war casualties; IRAQ War, 2003-2011

The article describes how the alleged massacre of Iraqi civilians in Haditha, Iraq became known to the U.S. media. The event took place on a street where Iraqi journalist Taher Thabet lives. Thabet's account was eventually circulated to the press. Survivors of the incident approached "TIME" magazine's bureau in Iraq. The magazine first reported the incident in March 2006.