Charles C. Haynes, who works out of Gannett's financially strapped "Newseum" in Washington, holds a master's degree from Harvard Divinity School and promotes himself as a champion of the First Amendment (though, being a statist Democrat, he has of course written in favor of federal "anti-hate-speech" legislation — http://capcityfreepress.blogspot.com/2009/11/charles-c-haynes-say-what-you-want-hate.html .)

Mr. Haynes now writes in an early August syndicated column that "The Republican primary season has been open season on American Muslims. . . .

"Of course, terrorists committing horrific acts of violence in the name of Islam have fed the anti-Muslim propaganda," Mr. Haynes does concede. (Gee, ya think so?)

But note the term "propaganda," with its negative connotation of slanted coverage designed to misinform, to malign or harm. How precisely is it "propaganda" to report these crimes, correctly identify who committed them, and then try to analyze their cause, hoping to prevent a recurrence?