This is just an another underscore highlighting what is really the big Iraq story. The earlier BBC kerfuffle with the Gilligan guy just scratched the surface. The question is--how long before it ('it' being the mainstream media distortion and misrepresentation of events and circumstance surrounding Iraq since before the war started) resonates at the appropriate harmonic and grows too loud for those same mainstream outlets to keep damped down.

It's currently all over the web, and surfacing on some of the mainstream commentary pages.

The really distressing bit is that this is not some sort of coordinated mainstream media collusion or conspiracy. It's really much worse than that. The media--in general, with exceptions-- seem to have become the self-appointed Ministry of Truth for the Tranzi movement.

Alan E As per my bent, I went out and read it - then I came back and read the entire 'post'. ROFLMAO.

Your page 1/page 3 OpEd leads and subtitles are spot-on. Give us more Instant Gratification, puhlease!

I believe MY Senator is over there now, or he may have been part of the most recent tour, and I have yet to see any ink on his trip in the local or state daily rags. Why does that surprise me? He's a Republican...

Yeah, Alan E and Cap'n Dave;

This story is getting really old...
Do you think its too late to buy a newspaper? I hear they have plenty that they aren't using. Maybe, I will go down to my local rag with about a bazillion dollars and make an offer, when asked why I would wanna do that, I'd answer it was my patriotic duty to put a newspaper where a newpaper ought to be.

If you actually knew me, you'd think that was pretty funny...

I actually know you. It's funny. :o)

For some time now I've been intrigued about how News Agencies adopted the terminology “media” to describe themselves. Perhaps it was generated by the technological age to include the multitude of forms of reporting now used. But to me it’s almost like the manipulation of the word “organic” to technically keep within the guidelines. I keep trying to remember back to the point in time when the description of reporting switched from NEWS to MEDIA. I think it would be an interesting milestone for the marketing techniques used to sell newspapers, especially since the word media had roots in art expression long before it was manipulated to describe NEWS AGENCIES.

Alan!
LOL.. You get an “A+”!

You know, this harping on the negativity of the media is fine, but honestly, I have heard on both FOX (no surprise) and CNN (surprise!) in the US of the "general media disconnect on Iraq". Its not front-page news, but it is there. And its the kind of thing that makes you stop and listen. The negitve comments are mostly from the Pundits that Analyize the news. Just the other day the local channel 2 in the SF Bay area reported on the school openings in Iraq. And you cant get more liberal than right here.

I know this because my wife, who listens to almost no news except for baseball (sorry, Giants), has mentioned it. And she's the most Apolictical, with an "A" person that I know. And a Democrat.

So dont go barking about how nobody understands the real situation... they are starting to get it.

-adam

Case in point: from www.msnbc.com tonight:

Oct. 9 — As Iraq becomes more stable, it means a huge emerging market for U.S. firms that want to do business there.

That's a good point Adam. Yes, lately the media has been turning around and reporting more of the positive stuff.

But I can’t help but wonder if it's because they read the market so to speak and heard the public complaining and Senators returning with pointing fingers at them.. or did they see images of the infamous Minister of MisINFORMATION looming in their future. Maybe all of the above!

I'm getting really disgusted with the mainstream media. It seems like I have to do everything myself:-(

I am going to put on the list of 'Life Long things to Do' a Freelanced Newspaper. I will have news articles and stories and things that in which have as their primary source actual 'Primary Sources.'

The truth must be known and I will freelance this newspaper and either sell it for very cheap or hand it out free of charge. Probably keep it free.

Jeff Mac;

I had once thought that thaat was what blogs were for. In fact, I had traced it back to something called 'Pamphleteering' in US history. There were all sorts of slime jobs running those types of things but some were to print the unofficial story and get it out to the people.

Thank God that He had seen fit to give us blogs or we would have found it necessary to invent them.

Texas Gal;

That wouldn't have something to do with Rush losing his job and then a poll showing that even 28% of the liberals think that 'duh meedja' was way over the line, or even that the LATHYMES was caught trying to influence an election by printing 'unnamed sources' accusing Arnold Schwarzennegger of being a mass groper when he wasn't even there would it?

Dispite what the press says, I tend to believe the opposite and consequently; I tend to have pretty good days right off the bat...

Sunami,

That’s a very good philosophy!

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