Another Day Of Emphasized Negativity On Iraq From The Media

• September 2, 2006

I’ve been seeing this story all over the internet (as well as hearing it on the radio all day):

PENTAGON (AP) The Pentagon says sectarian violence in Iraq is getting worse and feeding the risk of civil war.
In its latest report to Congress, the Defense Department says security problems are more complex now than at any time since Saddam Hussein toppled from power.

But you know which current story I haven’t heard a lot about out of Iraq? This one:

Now most of the time when the media is charged with being overly negative in their reporting on Iraq journalists counter by saying something along the lines of “plane crashes are news, not successful take offs.” Meaning that people aren’t interested in hearing about hospitals being built and schools being re-opened; they’re interested in the violence.
But I’m not sure that defense works in this instance. The media, collectively, is reporting about what is (according to them) Iraq’s descent into civil war. They’re talking about increased violence, etc. So wouldn’t it be important, then, to point out that the month we just got through had a death toll that is a fraction of the month before it?
I mean, if what is being reported is “Risk of civil war up” isn’t the amount of deaths caused by violence important? Don’t you think that citizens might feel a little differently if they knew all the facts on this story?
Apparently not, which just shows us all yet again how Americans just aren’t getting the full picture out of Iraq.

Tags: War On Terror

http://sayanythingblog.com/ likwidshoe

Ron Dumsfeld said, gee, seems to me that the media is reporting on a report issued by the Pentagon. What an outrage!

Hi Tano. How you doin’?
realitybasedbob

In its latest report to Congress, the Defense Department says security problems are more complex now than at any time since Saddam Hussein toppled from power.

Why, I read here just this morning, that We’re Nearing The Completion Of The Mission In Iraq. There were lots of green spots on maps to prove it. Hasn’t Rummy seen these green spots? Good Gosh All Mighty I hope so.

Why does the Defense Department hate America?
2Hotel9

My question is why do media types not point out that the report is based on data from Feb to May and does not include assesments of the current situation? They appear to be far too happy to leave that little detail out.
robert108

Dave: The media should tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, no matter where the reports come from, and should quit spinning the reports that don’t agree with their leftie ideology.
2Hotel9

Should the media not include the minor detail that of those 3,500, 3,100 were civilians killed by terrorists, the other 400 were terrorists killed by Iraqi security and coalition forces? You seem not to have a problem with that.
2Hotel9

Also, they danced past the point that the report issued to Congress was made using data that only went up to May, with a non-correlated addendum containing data for July and August. Again, you seem to have no problem with them not mentioning those salient points. Why is that?
MikeAdamson

An update on the violent stats today…looks like they missed a few the first time.
Dave

Should the media ignore reports from the Pentagon?
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“leftist” gets thrown around like “noob” these days. Assuming you do know what you’re talking about, you should probably think of another name. A fear-mongerer is not a leftist, it is a fear-mongerer. If we elect a liberal president, the country will still refer to it as the ‘liberal media’ but it’s not like liberals are the only ones getting off when the news trash talks the president one day, then whole-heartedly supports him the next. The news is NOT on a side. They’re their own team; a hired gun, waiting to put a slug in your mind. Left and Liberal now have evil connotations and it’s absurd because it’s balance. Conserve and you never take risks, be liberal and you’ll lose it all. Conservatives are constipated (full of shit), liberals can’t stop shitting themselves (shitting on the parade). I guess that could be vice-versa as well.. in any case, politics is a shitty party.

If the news were really left, they wouldn’t put question marks after things like intelligent design and the meteorologist would get a lot more respect from the anchors. The news is simply a master of playing your political emotions in order to reel you in.
2Hotel9

In Baghdad and Anbar province violence continues. In the other 18 provinces, not so much. Why is the western media unwilling to point this out?
MikeAdamson

Just updating like I said…you opposed to having the most up to date and accurate information?
http://SayAnythingBlog.com The_Whistler_ofnd

we should just get out of there so the terrorists can do their work in peace.
HG

If the news were really left, they wouldn’t put question marks after things like intelligent design

You’ve got to be kidding. Intelligent design is portrayed in negative light whenever the MSM covers it.
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You chose that point to contest?
I guess I view it as support because they give the idea a sliver of credence. >:)
Dave

But you know which current story I haven’t heard a lot about out of Iraq? This one:

There were 3500 violent deaths in Iraq last month? Wow.
Ron Dumsfeld

gee, seems to me that the media is reporting on a report issued by the Pentagon. What an outrage!

But it is good to see that we have finally entered the last throes…
http://sayanythingblog.com robport

Should the media ignore reports from the Pentagon?

If they’re going to report about spiraling violence in Iraq shouldn’t they get all the facts? Like violent death rates?

This is either sloppy, lazy reporting or biased reporting.

Take your pick.
http://sayanythingblog.com robport

3,500 in July. 973 in August, 100+ of which were teorrists.

That’s a radical drop, yet all we here from the media is about the “escalating violence” in Iraq.

See the disconnect?
http://sayanythingblog.com robport

Dumbsfeld and Realityboob, the media is reporting just part of the story.

You lefties who claim to be so enamored by the truth sure don’t like see the whole truth reported in our media.
http://sayanythingblog.com robport

No, just want to make sure all the info is out there.
http://sayanythingblog.com robport

Well, the chart above was based on a preliminary report.

And I notice that you neglect to note that even with the body count being tripled it is still half of what the July total was.

So, not exactly sure what your point is. The overall point of this article is still true. The media is reporting “escalating violence” while in truth the violence went down from July to August.

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