Bush's War-And Our Own

... fewer than thirty percent of Americans polled now say they are following events in Iraq "very closely." Although leading media executives cite any number of excuses for the decline in attention -- the danger and expense in covering Iraq, shrinking budgets and a presidential campaign that is also straining their resources, a national economy in crisis - the bottom line for concerned citizens has been a severe drop in coverage of the war. The three ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Mar 24, 2008 - 10:14 AM PDT
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by Kaizar Campwala - Mar. 24, 2008
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by Jack Dinkmeyer - Mar. 24, 2008

Although the story rightly lays blame for Iraq at the feet of Rumsfeld and Cheney, it's also a commercial for the upcoming PBS 2-part Frontline special about the war. While media coverage of the war has dropped 80%, it doesn't mean Americans have changed their opinion of Iraq. Over 70% remain firmly against Iraq but are fed up hearing about it. Most people are now concerned about dealing with the results of the huge oost of this war: deep recession, outrageous gas prices, crashing of ... More »

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by Joel Kulenkamp - Mar. 24, 2008
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by Roland F. Hirsch - Mar. 24, 2008

This opinion piece has little journalistic value. It promotes a program on Frontline, one of the least trusted of all TV opinion programs. There is no effort to provide balance for any of the opinions reported from the program. The New York Times is cited about "waning media attention to Iraq" but the author does not point out that the trust in this newspaper has dropped because readers know that the editor and publisher force their prejudices on everything the paper prints. Informed ... More »

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