Public, media losing sight of Iraq, study finds

[proud2BlibKansan]

Only 28 percent know that nearly 4,000 U.S. troops have been killed

Twenty-eight percent of the public is aware that nearly 4,000 U.S. personnel have died in Iraq over the past five years, while nearly half thinks the death tally is 3,000 or fewer and 23 percent think it is higher, according to an opinion survey released yesterday.

The survey, by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, found that public awareness of developments in the Iraq war has dropped precipitously since last summer, as the news media have paid less attention to the conflict. In earlier surveys, about half of those asked about the death tally responded correctly.

Related Pew surveys have found that the number of news stories devoted to the war has sharply declined this year, along with professed public interest. "Coverage of the war has been virtually absent," said Pew survey research director Scott Keeter, totaling about 1 percent of the news hole between Feb. 17 and 23.

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[spanone]

1. karl rove promised that iraq would not be a factor in the election....maybe iran?

the complicit media only reports what it is fed....nothing fed about iraq, nothing reported

[Captain Hilts]

2. Just as they did with John Edwards, the media lost interest in the Iraq War. nt