Large Fall In US News Reports On Iraq

[Nomad559]

http://rte.ie/news/2007/0821/media.html

US media reports related to the war in Iraq fell dramatically in the second quarter of this year, according to a new study.

The report by the Washington-based Project for Excellence in Journalism found that in April, May and June, reports on Iraq tumbled from 22% to roughly 15%.

The study attributed the fall to a decline in coverage of the Washington-based policy debate, which slumped by 42% after Democrats failed to impose timetables in legislation of the war.

Coverage of the war was divided into three strands - events in Iraq (7%), Iraq policy debate (7%) and other Iraq stories in the US (2%), according to the survey of 13 newspapers, eight radio outlets, cable and network television.

[rodeodance]

1. I certainly notice it on networks (i do not have cable)

[EVDebs]

2. Isn't it OBVIOUS ? The M$M need "proof" the Surge is working

and the 9-11 "Petraeus" er, White House, report on Iraq progress needs that Operation Mockingbird rubberstamping.

Besides, the Surge was really more about putting pressure on Iran than it was about ever 'ending' the no end in sight occupation of Iraq.

[bdamomma]

3. keeping the iraqi invasion and death out of the minds of those

who just do not care, sickening what *'s media is doing to the people of the United States, the dumbing down continues.

and the count keeps mounting. 3,701 is the number of dead now, and numbers of Iraqis civilians we are committing genocide, disgusting we have hit an all time low.

[Double T]

4. Certainly don't want the TRUTH about Iraq to trump.........

the fabricated success in the WH version of the Petraeus' Iraq 'surge' report.