AP not telling the whole story in Iraq

But, so what else is new?

As reported in this NY Times article, various editors of newspapers from around the country who make up the Associated Press had a little conference to "ponder how to present a broader picture" of what's happening in Iraq.

This was prompted by a series of "anonymous e-mail polemics", asking the recipients if we (meaning the general public) knew, among other things, that 47 countries had re-established embassies in Iraq, and that 3100 schools had been renovated, concluding with "Of course we [don't] know! Our media doesn't tell us!"

One of the editors, Rosemary Goudreau had forwarded the e-mails to Mike Silverman, managing editor of the AP, and asked if there was a way to check any of these "assertions" and "put them into context". Other editors made remarks that their reporters were developing a "bunker mentality ... preventing them from getting out and explaining the bigger picture beyond the daily death tolls."

Ms. Goudreau continued, saying that "It was uncomfortable questioning the AP, knowing that Iraq is such a dangerous place, but there's a perception we're not telling the whole story."

A perception? How about, it's a simple fact that the AP is not telling the whole story! "Bunker mentality"? Shades of Vietnam, where repoters rarely, if ever, ventured outside of their hotel, and literally phoned in their reports from the hotel bar. The same thing is happening in Iraq, folks. That is one of the reasons (another being leftist ideology) that the AP does not report what else is happening in Iraq.

Although there are areas in Iraq that are extremely dangerous, the majority of the country, for the most part, is relatively safe. Work is being done in those areas that we - the general public - need to hear about. Normal Iraqi's are going about their daily lives in these areas. We need to know about this! Repoters need to get off their "back sides", get out of the hotel bar, go to these areas away from Baghdad and the "Sunni Triangle", and tell us what is happening!

Progress in Iraq is being made! Don't believe me? Go here, and read all about it.

Note to the editors of the AP - want to check if these "assertions" are true or not? Then tell your reporters to get out of the hotel bar, and start doing their jobs properly, instead of just phoning it in. Not getting the whole picture from you is NOT a "perception". It's a fact!

Hat tip - littlebee55