"The MSM only reports the bad news in Iraq"- I guess Chicago Trib listened

[sabra]

I admit I am not the biggest fan of the Chicago Tribune, but I find it sufficient for my daily commute to work. For a long time now the Trib had a page called "IRAQ IN TRANSITION", which covered the daily politics and violence of Iraq. This section was generally found on the second page of the main section. I would generally seek out that page, because in my opinion it did contain some good reporting of the daily happenings in Iraq. In fact Liz Sly, the Tribs main Iraq correspondent would give some pretty good analysis on various events (including the time her hotel was bombed).

However in more recent time, the "IRAQ IN TRANSITION" was missing from it's usual page, and one would have to search for it. Usually I would find it towards the back of the main section.

Which brings me to today. We all know about the latest "blame the media" for the bad news in Iraq campaign. But I guess the Trib took it to heart. This morning there was no "IRAQ IN TRANSITION" section. I even checked to see if there was a supplement section, nope nothing. Again another case of the liberal media :sarcasm:


Meanwhile...

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ANW242958.htm

FACTBOX-Developments in Iraq, March 23
Source: Reuters

BAGHDADY - A suicide car bomber attacked an Iraqi army patrol near the U.S. Al Asad air base and killed nine soldiers in Baghdady near the town of Haditha, 200 km (125 miles) west of Baghdad.

BAGHDAD - One U.S. soldier was killed in action, the U.S. military said.

BAGHDAD - At least seven people were killed and another 12 wounded when a car bomb exploded in a market close to a Shi'ite mosque in the southwestern district of Shurta al-Khamisa, the Interior Ministry said.

KIRKUK - The chief of the Iraqi army in Kirkuk, Major General Anwar Muhammed Ameen, escaped a roadside bomb attack on a road 45 km southwest of the northern city of Kirkik, Police Colonel Sarhat Qadir said.

BAGHDAD - At least 25 people, including 10 policemen, were killed and 35 wounded when a suicide car bomber detonated his car outside the headquarters of the Iraqi police's major crimes unit in central Baghdad, the Interior Ministry said.

[MadMaddie]

1. The media has no backbone...

We the citizens must start calling them out on their cowardice!!

[EstimatedProphet]

2. They're right! The media does only report the bad side of the news!

Just once, I'd like to see a POSITIVE story about all the Iraqi civilians being killed!

:sarcasm:

[warrens]

3. you lying lieberal

Sure one soldier was killed. That means 139,999 soldiers are JUST FINE. Where's the story about the brave little girl who made it all the way to school without having her other leg blown off? HUH? You bush-haters are just plain traitors.

[Arkansas Granny]

4. I think we should encourage the media to show us some good

news about Iraq. I'll go even further to suggest that we demand to be told the good news about Iraq. My guess is that they won't find much to report that is actually good news.

[mtnester]

5. Complicent, Complacent, Criminal n/t

[Javaman]

6. Today in Iraq.

http://dailywarnews.blogspot.com/