War Isn't News Anymore?

Global Pulse | Jul. 2, 2008 (News Analysis)

(Global Pulse: June 26, 2008) While the Iraq and Afghanistan wars rage on, consistent coverage of these conflicts is disappearing from network news. Lara Logan, chief foreign correspondent for CBS News, vented her frustrations to Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show," setting off a storm of commentary. While the foreign media continues to cover events unfolding in Iraq and Afghanistan, we compare what makes it into the U.S.'s nightly newscasts. SOURCES: Daily ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S.
Topics: War, Afghanistan, Iraq, War in Iraq
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Jul 1, 2008 - 11:34 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Kaizar Campwala (review), Fabrice Florin (review), Derek Hawkins (review), James Canning (review), Jack Dinkmeyer (review)
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Jul 2, 2008 - 12:06 AM PDT
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Jack Dinkmeyer
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 by Jack Dinkmeyer - Oct. 1, 2008

Anyone who watches network 'news' or listens to partisan radio simply doesn't really know what's going on in the world. For example, which network covered the victory of the Sisters of Oil winning Iraq's oil goodies? Another question: what kind of coverage would Iraq get if it wasn't such a ghastly neocon failure?

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James Canning
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 by James Canning - Oct. 1, 2008

Not to be missed! Five minutes captures a very great deal, and bless you, Lara Logan, for saying on national TV that if you were forced to watch US network news you would "blow [your] brains out"! NBC does a consistently better job than ABC or CBS, and the rosy view of the Iraq War is much less prominent on it.

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Kaizar Campwala
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008
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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 1, 2008
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Derek Hawkins
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 by Derek Hawkins - Oct. 1, 2008
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