posted on June 1, 2007 08:14:49 AM
I've noticed this reporting bias myself, many times before.
Here is another example of how, according to which news your watch or which you read may influence your views on the war.
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Spinning Odierno;
CBS: Surge Will Fail v ABC: Insurgents May Quit CBS and ABC on Thursday night offered very different spins on the press conference in Iraq held by Lieutenant General Ray Odierno, with CBS painting a dire picture and ABC seeing hope ahead.
On the CBS Evening News, David Martin framed a story around how "U.S. military officers tell CBS News the troop surge, which has now reached full strength, stands no chance of succeeding by September." Martin cited how, "in a briefing from Baghdad, Lieutenant General Ray Odierno began lowering expectations by warning September may be too soon to judge whether the surge is having any effect at all."
On ABC's World News, however, anchor Charles Gibson introduced a story on how in Iraq the "U.S. military's number two commander, Lieutenant General Ray Odierno, made a dramatic assertion today saying that he believes 80 percent of the Sunni and Shiite insurgents can be convinced to lay down their arms."
"While the democratic party complains about everything THIS President does to protect our Nation": "What would a Democrat president have done at that point?"
"Apparently, the answer is: Sit back and wait for the next terrorist attack."
Ann Coulter
[ edited by Linda_K on Jun 1, 2007 08:21 AM ]
