A new curriculum

A professor sent me the link to this op-ed column from the New York Times. It's basically saying that high schools and colleges should be teaching the differences in the way Al Jazeera, CNN, the BBC and U.S. networks portray the Iraq war and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Roger Cohen (the writer) also says Al Jazeera English should be widely available for everyone.
I completely agree with Cohen. I think American students should be forced to understand the differences in the different mediums. I think there should be media history courses in high schools. But instead of just looking into the shortcomings of the television stations, the good ole' New York Times should also be involved, as they made many mistakes leading up to the invasion of Iraq by quoting too many official sources and not asking enough questions.
Schools should not only be teaching the history of the outcomes of wars, but also the media's involvement. Everyone, not just journalism students, should become smart consumers of information.
Skeptics should watch this video:

or this:

These are from Al Jazeera English. Does this really seem like a station that harbors terrorists like Donald Rumsfeld once said?