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| Dec 8th, 2006 07:59 PM | |
| Preechr |
Well, I guess that's finally settled. It's freakin great to know the press has never understated the good news coming out of Iraq. I can sleep well tonight with "Nyah, Nyah, Nyah, Nyah" in my sweet, sweet dreams. |
| Dec 8th, 2006 07:10 PM | |
| kahljorn | but what about the soldiers? |
| Dec 8th, 2006 06:53 PM | |
| Abcdxxxx | No that's not enough. Let's look at all sides, and a few obtuse angles too. We have to magnify the death tolls so that we make sure the sensationalists perspective is covered too! |
| Dec 8th, 2006 06:05 PM | |
| derrida | No, I think we need to take a step back and look at all sides of the issue. |
| Dec 8th, 2006 05:38 PM | |
| KevinTheOmnivore |
Well I'm glad that's settled. Can we take care of global warming and abortion now? |
| Dec 8th, 2006 05:09 PM | |
| derrida |
Iraq Study Group Settles Debate Over 'Negative' War Coverage Iraq Study Group Settles Debate Over 'Negative' War Coverage By E&P Staff Published: December 06, 2006 7:10 PM ET NEW YORK For years now, the debate has raged: Does the press overstate the level of violence in Iraq and ignore the overall positive aspect of the U.S. involvment? The Iraq Study Group report today, in its main claim that the situation in Iraq is now "grave" and "deteriorating" would seem to offer a clue to the answer, but more specific details -- providing a "slam dunk" (if we may use that phrase) on the side of the press -- are found in the Intelligence section of the report near its end, starting on page 93. There we learn, bluntly, that "there is significant underreporting of the violence in Iraq" by the U.S. military. "The standard for recording attacks acts as a filter to keep events out of reports and databases," the report continues. Looking at one day, the report found undercounting of violent attacks by more than 1000 percent. "A murder of an Iraqi is not necessarily counted as an attack," the report explained." If we cannot deter mine the source of a sectarian attack, that assault does not make it into the database. A roadside bomb or a rocket or mortar attack that doesn’t hurt U.S. personnel doesn’t count. For example, on one day in July 2006 there were 93 attacks or significant acts of violence [officially] reported. Yet a careful review of the reports for that single day brought to light 1,100 acts of violence. (continues) http://www.editorandpublisher.com/ea..._id=1003493869 |
