When was the last time anyone has seen a live report from Baghdad?

[NNN0LHI]

We used to get live reports from the media in Baghdad all the time. Remember that? CNNs Mike Boucher used to give regular updates from Baghdad throughout the day. I haven't seen him in over a week I think? Maybe I am just missing the reports? Anyone else seen any?

Don

[kaygore]

1. Frequently on the Daily Show

and I think that they are as real as what is broadcast by MSM.

[kittenpants]

2. That windowless, orange warehouse in Miami is this month's Baghdad.

Next month's Baghdad will again be Baghdad. ;(

[LostInAnomie]

3. Do those things happen outside the Green Zone?

If so I haven't seen one in a very long time.

[kentuck]

4. Imus has a reporter on live usually every weekday.

The last time I saw it, they were laguhing at him because they asked him a simple question and he went into a 5-minute rant about how that was the worst place he had ever been in his life, how unsafe it was, etc...

[dipsydoodle]

5. Restrictions on reporters there.

As a result you get heavily edited news. Go here and watch 4th video down from the top - Jon Snow : Irag the hidden story. It was broadcast on Channel 4 , here in the UK, some weeks ago.
http://www.thedossier.ukonline.co.uk/video_iraqwar.htm

If you didn't have that link before I bet you'll watch others on that page - given time.:)

Someone else on DU posted a similar link a week or so back.

[kentuck]

6. Thanks edwardlindy...

I think this information deserves a post all its own...

I will post one.

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on edit: I've watched about the first 10 minutes. I remember the story about the Marines shooting the guy that was injured? Indeed, we never saw the video here. We can only imagine the stuff that isn't reported...I would not be in the least surprised if every word out of Iraq is filtered. It was surprising to hear the MSNBC reporter start ranting the other day. For a few short seconds, he was actually reporting...

[dipsydoodle]

7. Yes - please do re-post

if you have not already done so. The whole point is that here in the UK , broadly speaking , we get genuine up to date unamended news on BBC1, BBC2, ITV and Channel 4 all of which are available without cable i.e by aerial, wet finger and a wire coat hanger whatever . As a result the cable/satelite news like SkyNews for example cannot avoid any issues without making themselves look truly stupid. The same applies to a certain extent to CNN's World Edition because in the UK the same would apply - it's bad enough having advert interuptions in the news.

The only news which can't be reported is that which would fall foul of the Official Secrets Act. Such items are infact extremely rare, have to be clearly substantiated and I don't recall any such events in the context of Iraq for example.

Most of those videos were broadcast late at night due to content - some adfter 11pm. We've got a pre 9 o'clock limit anyway on visual news etc which could upset/disturb minors.

Broadly speaking I regard all of your TV news channels to be a complete travesty other than C-Span which we get live for 3 hours each Sunday.

[kentuck]

8. A 9:00 pm limit on news that could upset minors??

Hmmmmm... interesting.

[dipsydoodle]

10. Graphic images

That's where problems can lie. No one is allowed to say f*ck before 9pm either. Jerry Whathisname seemed highly amused that that word and others of a similar nature can be used here at all on TV without being bleeped out.

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

9. Thank You for the link

Just got done w/ Jon Snows coverage, going to watch how life has changed for Iraqi women now.