20. huhtikuuta 2003 oli sunnuntaina tähtimerkin ♈ alla. Se oli 109 päivä vuodesta. Yhdysvaltain presidentti oli George W. Bush.
Jos olet syntynyt tänä päivänä, olet 23 vuotta vanha. Viimeisin syntymäpäiväsi oli maanantaina 20. huhtikuuta 2026, 48 päivää sitten. Seuraava syntymäpäiväsi on tiistaina 20. huhtikuuta 2027, 316 päivän kuluttua. Olet elänyt 8 449 päivää tai noin 202 798 tuntia tai noin 12 167 905 minuuttia tai noin 730 074 300 sekuntia.
Date: 21 April 2003
By Joan Oleck
Joan Oleck
Feminist online news service Women's eNews prepares additional site to offer its contents in Arabic after discovering that many Middle Eastern women visit its Web site (M)
Date: 20 April 2003
By Jim Rutenberg and Bill Carter
Jim Rutenberg
Role of television coverage in Iraq war examined; experts are sharply divided on success of news coverage, with some claiming great success and others questioning whether clear and complete picture was broadcast, suggesting public never received totally compenhensive picture of what was taking place; photos (M)
Date: 20 April 2003
By Elisabeth Bumiller
Elisabeth Bumiller
Bush administration gets high marks from both supporters and critics for its wartime public relations campaign at home; spin created by use of carefully chosen stock phrases, embedding of reporters and frequent briefings by Press Sec Ari Fleischer and Brig Gen Vincent K Brooks at Central Command in Qatar cited; photos (M)
Date: 21 April 2003
By Ethan Bronner
Ethan Bronner
Ethan Bronner Editorial Observer on Eason Jordon's revelation that CNN failed to report some despicable facts about regime of Saddam Hussein in order to protect news organization's Iraqi staff; says controversy highlights uncomfortable reality that covering totalitarian states forces journalists to act in compromising ways
Date: 21 April 2003
By David F. Gallagher
David Gallagher
CNN removes designs for eventual obituaries of famous living persons from its Web site after discovery that they were accessible to public over Internet (M)
Date: 20 April 2003
By Chang W. Lee
Chang Lee
Excerpts of diary of photographer Chang W Lee, who witnessed war in Iraq firsthand; describes fear arising from uncertainty and how that dictates reaction to surroundings; photos (M)
Date: 20 April 2003
By James Hill
James Hill
Excerpts of diary of photographer James Hill, who witnessed war in Iraq firsthand; describes arriving on scene of fighting between Marines and Iraqis, many of whom describe being forced to join fighting forces at gunpoint; photos (M)
Date: 20 April 2003
By Ruth Fremson
Ruth Fremson
Excerpts of diary of photographer Ruth Fremson, who witnessed war in Iraq firsthand; describes her impressions of northern city of Kirkuk as some Iraqis celebrate fall of Saddam Hussein while others mourn their dead; photos (M)
Date: 20 April 2003
By Ozier Muhammad
Ozier Muhammad
Excerpts of diary of photographer Ozier Muhammad, who witnessed war in Iraq firsthand; recalls experience with Marine Division when explosions shook area where they were sleeping; photos (M)
Date: 20 April 2003
By Todd S. Purdum
Todd Purdum
Overview of news coverage of war in Iraq by New York Times correspondents and photographers; photos (L)