Monday, July 19, 2004
Blogger Arthur Chrenkoff continues to do the paid media's work for them. Amazing. Check out his latest roundup.
Chrenkoff: Good news from Iraq, Part 6:
Another fortnight in Iraq, another fortnight's worth of news about terrorism, hostages, military and civilian casualties, faulty intelligence in the run-up to war, and the problems of reconstruction, as our mainstream media continues to focus overwhelmingly on bad news from the Mesopotamian quagmire. And yet, some still think that the latest coverage is actually too positive - as in this Reuters story: "Some U.S. news outlets are treating the 'transfer of power' to Iraqis as a new beginning for the country, even though the situation on the ground seems little altered, experts said." I guess some "experts" will remain "little altered" regardless of the actual situation on the ground...
Update: This also appears in today's OpinionJournal. Great job, Arthur!
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