You would think that number still matters to us.
2006-09-15 06:55:39 · 10 answers · asked by rainfingers 4 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
Because far greater numbers of Iraqis are now being killed daily...I am glad that mission has been accomplished and that we've finally reached yet another turning point...
...what a mess.
2006-09-15 07:03:47 · answer #1 · answered by The ~Muffin~ Man 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They stopped reporting the number of dead troops because it's becoming depressing. It's been depressing! Yes, the number is overall important, every single person that dies in Iraq deserves to not only be a number but really count for something. That can't put a name to every person that dies, so who want to hear that their relative was number 2,521 to die. It's just not relative to the pain everyone is feeling.
2006-09-15 07:05:14 · answer #2 · answered by tots 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The media only reports what it wants people to hear. If they keep on reporting the loss of american lives in IRAQ, they will be sending out a message thay they do not want to even though it is the truth.
2006-09-15 09:28:14 · answer #3 · answered by kara 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We still do. The numbers are still being reported. It's just the Americans are focusing less on the number of casualties. Americans are more wrapped up in the debate of whether or not we should be in Iraq in the first place.
But to answer your question, the numbers are still being updated, and the numbers will only climb.
2006-09-15 10:36:43 · answer #4 · answered by Ian Y 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what media you're tuned into. The "fair and balanced" channel is calling itself that because it is just the opposite. Try reading BBC News online, or tuning into NPR. Both these media have excellent websites, and a liberal bias, admittedly. But sometimes one has to go far to the left to counter-correct for the extreme right-wing bias in the mainstream news media. It all balances out in the end. Above all, don't be afraid to question what you read and hear. Good luck.
2006-09-15 07:07:39 · answer #5 · answered by Melinda C 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i have wondered the same thing. a soilder from Wisconsin was killed last month in Iraq and i never heard a thing on the news.. Its very sad that we dont make a big deal out of it anymore. Its more than a number, its respect to the families of those soldiers.
2006-09-15 07:06:11 · answer #6 · answered by sea_sher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They did? That's news to me. Here in San Diego, they have a nightly report on who died, both Iraqi and American.
2006-09-15 07:08:51 · answer #7 · answered by dancethewaves 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because Bush ordered them to, and the compliant media said, Sir, yes sir!" He also banned photographs of the arriving dead soldiers.
Anyone who makes the claim that the media is liberally biased doesn't read the newspaper or watch the news. It is a controlled media by whichever party is in power.
2006-09-15 07:04:53 · answer #8 · answered by Michael E 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They still tell us everyday when a U.S. service person is killed. What media are you watching?
The death total of U.S. service men is 2667 as of today.
The Fox News Channel.
2006-09-15 09:38:50 · answer #9 · answered by fatboysdaddy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because most are conservative controlled or influenced in addition the military works very hard to censor info
2006-09-15 08:21:49 · answer #10 · answered by ews99999 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋