Good Listening Skills

Apparently, Scholastic, Inc. has had second thoughts about their relationship with ABC's "The Path to 9/11" (to be aired on Sunday 9/10 and Monday 9/11). There have been some changes made to the so-called curriculum materials that had originally been posted on the Scholastic website for high school teachers to use in conjunction with their students' viewing and discussion of the program and the events of 9/11.

PowellsBooks.Blog reports:

"In the aftermath of the furor over ABC's controversial TV movie, The Path to 9/11, publisher Scholastic is removing its tie-in materials from its website and replacing them with new materials that "focuses more specifically on media literacy, critical thinking, and historical background."

Powell's continues:

"They're also taking out the photo of Saddam Hussein marrying Osama bin Laden, despite the fact that bin Laden looks resplendent in his white gown. Close inspection has revealed the photograph to have been doctored."

At this point, I don't think anyone would be surprised about a doctored photograph being freely disseminated to the masses.