I have no family or friends serving in the military, but it's still important to me, and yet I have to search through the paper just to find any info on what's happening, or sit through hours of unreleated news reports.
2006-07-23 21:15:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
It's because the news has to be shocking and even desturbing before it makes it on the air or the front pages. And we have gotten so used to hearing "three American GI's were killed" that it hardly registers as a bleep on the radar. Seems like the only time I hear about what's happening in Iraq is when 15 GI's and several civilians are killed by some bombs. Or when GI's rape and murder Iraqi people. It's really very sad.
And to think that one of those young and brave soldiers could have one day created the cure for cancer or something huge like that. But George Bush doesn't seem to care that he put our troops in the worst possible situation ever...even though he wasn't brave enough to go do it himself during Vietnam. Call me old fashioned but isn't one aspect of being a leader is "to never ask something of someone that you wouldn't do yourself"??
No one died when Clinton lied.
2006-07-23 21:32:16 · answer #1 · answered by St. Jimmy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People now see what a mess the Iraqi invasion has become and wants things to wrap up soon. The medis used to not feature people's discontent for the war, but then the poll numbers proved otherwise and the media took notice.
There are also other important issues besides Iraq...which Bush didn't want the media to focus on.
2006-07-24 11:20:35 · answer #2 · answered by brotherb95 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I think since the general public is against the war, the media has taken it from the forefront. It's not as newsworthy when people want nothing to do with it anymore and just want our troops out of Iraq.
It could also be because it's an election year, so there are alot of other "hot topics" to cover.
2006-07-24 04:19:55 · answer #3 · answered by seattlecutiepie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only time the war is "big" news anymore is if a lot of our soldiers die. I hate that fact- i work at a news station and i don't even understand.. but the way i started to look at it is, "if it is not there saying '150 soldiers die in a roadside bomb' then that is good.. ""NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS""!!!
2006-07-24 04:39:51 · answer #4 · answered by bubblez_cb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because a fresh new war is up
The east war
Iraq -- Israel -- Palestine are all connected
while World war 3 is in the making
This will drag bushes rates down to 10% HOORAHHH!
2006-07-24 04:19:59 · answer #5 · answered by x_cybernet_x 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because no-one cars anymore.
The war was never popular.
2006-07-24 04:18:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe because the war was stupid and bush was just doing unfinished business for his father osama wasn't even in Iraq
2006-07-24 04:32:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
becuase their scandals in Iraq are overmuch , so the american media wants to hide them.
2006-07-24 05:15:43 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because..............all the coverage is going to the war in Lebanon..
2006-07-24 05:31:51 · answer #9 · answered by gettoolow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋