Irresponsible reporting

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

First, are these the examples of the good news that the media doesn't report? I've seen every one of them get major coverage. It would seem that even the liberal media is willing to report anything positive that occurs in Iraq.

I took a while to consider your post. Yes, I agree that once these things took place, they were major stories. I suppose what I....feel? believe?....is that the length of time prior to the events happening allowed for massive amounts of negativity from the media in how they would never happen. We'd never turn it over by the deadline. We'd never have a successful election there. For months and months and months. So the buildup to the events had a major part, and once they happened, it was covered, and the media moved on.

I also dislike how the media thinks they are more important than national security or the security of our troops. As one recent example, certain members of the media were outraged when they were misinformed about the time table for the assault on Fallujah. They were intentionally deceived, knowing the terrorists monitored our media, to see what the defensive strategy of the terrorists would be when the invasion really happened. I wish I could recall the "journalist", but some big shot in the media was asked if he would have reported on D-day beforehand with details if he known prior to the actual invasion of Normandy. He said yes. To me, that's sad.

The arrogance of the media is amazing to me as well. Regarding the Newsweek story, some members of the media are mad that the administration would dare to second guess them. one reporter asked Scott McClellan "who made you the editor of Newsweek?". So it is OK for the media to second guess and criticize the government all the time, but the government can't criticize the media when the blow a story that causes anti American violence over seas?

Anyway, MBC....you make valid points about the good things that happen are reported. I believe it is the negative spin prior to the events that bother me.