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Old 08-11-2006, 06:03 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser
I read an interesting interview with a CNN reporter who was in Baghdad, don't remember which one. He/she made the point that, many times, they are forbidden by the military to report good news. The reason given was that the military was afraid that if they reported that a particular sector was doing well, it would be targetted next. The reported stated that there is good news but that they are not allowed to report it.

I find that plausable and also think it sheds some light on the argument made by many on the right that the media is failing to report good news.
Interesting, and it makes sense.

Wow - that could be the first time I have ever uttered such words about a post from MBC.

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket
People like to hear about trainwrecks and read about them.
Goes with my dirty laundry comment. Good news isn't interesting.
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