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06/27/2004 Archived Entry: "Why Do I Have To Post This?"

Posted by steve @ 04:17 PM EST [Link]

WHY AREN'T THEY COVERING THIS?: My stablemate over at The Shotgun, Kate McMillan, has a great blog entry asking one question: Why isn't the media reporting the whole story about what's going in Iraq?

Surely there are reporters and editors who lurk on the Shotgun from time to time. I want to hear from you. You covered every anti-war demonstration. You quoted every naysaying Canadian politician. You gave a closeup to every half-wit Hollywood actor who could move their lips. You covered UN deliberations. You've dissected every hoped-for disaster, from the "massive humanitarian disaster" to the "quagmire" of the stretched supply lines, to the "failure" to catch Saddam, to the "uprising of the Arab street", to the "Vietnam" of El Sadr's militia, dancing to the rhythm of every RPG to be tossed into the Green Zone. You even reported on the ones that "caused no casualties". So, it's not like you didn't have the time and space.

Are you intentionally trying to mislead and misinform the Canadian public by reporting out a tiny window facing in a single direction?

Read on.