Katie Couric reportedly learned from her listening tour that people find the news depressing. She interpreted that as the public wanting solutions to be presented along with their news. Carol Platt Liebau had the exact same reaction that I did to that:
Likewise, it seems to me that when people characterize the news as too “depressing,” they’re not calling for CBS to morph into a policy shop. What they’re saying, in effect, is this: Of course, we have to know if any American soldiers commit crimes in Iraq. But would it really kill you to do a story on some of the good our soldiers are doing, too — something about the toy drives for children, the animal rescuing, the plastic surgery for innocent victims of violence that our soldiers have spearheaded? Something is wrong when Americans have to read People magazine to find some positive news from Iraq, where’s there’s plenty to tell, if any network were so inclined.
Rather than finding “solutions,” CBS News would be better advised to try balancing the news, and telling some of the stories that, right now, are being shamefully overlooked.Just give us the news, the whole news and nothing but the news.
“If anyone is guilty of promoting fear and hyped up urgency it is Bush!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lets face if the GWOT is not hyped up, then I dont know what is. Bush shoudl have gone after Bin Laden and only then once he had been dealt with should Iraq have been tackled. Surely most Americans would feel happier if Bin Laden was behind bars than Hussein. Ask any relative of a 9/11 victim.”
I guess the following were “hyped” by Bush:
1 – terrorists arrested in Canada planned to blow up Parliament and kill the Prime Minister
2 – terrorists arrested in NYC planned to blow up the Holland tunnel
3 – terrorists attacked India
4 – terrorists attacked London a year ago
5 – 911
6 – Spain
Yeah, Bush is hyping all these FACTS!!!!
You obviously are clueless are the reality of the world we live in.
rwilymz,
Don’t forget that American businessman were also in the oil for food game with Iraq. Lots of ’em.
Seems like its not just the MSM that only reports part of the news!!
Kirktoe
My guess is that prior to 9/11, your knowledge of geo political current affairs was non existant. In fact, the Middle East, Europe and Asia are just coloured land masses on a world atlas to you and your ilk. If only more Americans got a passport and actually visited different parts of the world, they would realise that there is so much more than the USA.
Bush has lied not only to us but also to the rest of the world. If you choose to live in fear then that is your problem!
you just seek to minimize Bush’s repeated failures by suggesting that the areas he’s failed to execute on are inconsequential.
And you keep claiming “failure” but are incapable of explaining why what you claim is what you claim it to be.
I can — like you — claim that up is down and black is white, but if I don’t explain WHY up is down, then I’m an irrelevant blowhard. …like you.
Which makes you seem like an apologist denying why Iraq is, indeed, an appropriate part of the war against terrorism.
Don’t forget that American businessman were also in the oil for food game with Iraq. Lots of ’em.
Right, the penny-antes.
Remember who the only person to be prosecuted for Oil4Food bribery? the American guy? Prosecuted by America? While all the other major players are busy trying to backload the paper- and money-trail?
Seems like some people can only manage to remember the convenient part of reality.
Conor,
Lies: NYT, the liberal paper of record has been caught red-handed lying, CNN was caught red-handed covering up for Saddam Hussein, CBS was caught red-handed lying about Bush ‘s record…
This is just a small sample of the lies from the left. The question is why you continue to believe in those lies?