https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/08/us-alien-spacecraft-program-pentagon-report-00146013
Based on the pieces posted so far, I’m sure nobody is surprised by the initial media reports about the just-released AARO report.
Those stories are the result of standard media practice by DOD: Give the scoop to reporters, almost all of whom depend almost entirely on them for the access, exclusives, and scoops that keep them employed (Defense-centered outlets, Sean’s pals at Scientific American, the sadly always-reliable Washington Post’s Shane Harris, et.al). These reporters will essentially transcribe whatever Powerpoint bullet-point-summary/press release they got at the “briefing.”
Then those pieces get picked up and cursorily reworked at the other outlets–NYT, CNN, etc.– most dashed off by reporters who have been ordered to get something up fast. These reporters are not going to read the report, let alone make themselves familiar with its context.
The small silver lining is that reporters who do understand the context (and who may or may not be pissed that they were invited to the briefing–Coulthart, von Rennenkampff and maybe even u/MFULDER ) will actually read the report and start typing soon.
Politico has found this weird and interesting nugget “missed” in the early reporting. Anyone ever reverse engineered anything they didn’t have?
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