Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Solomon2 wonders if the MSM is starting to turn. I'd say this is an example of a fairly typical story -- the MSM reporter who goes to Iraq and has their mind blown. It doesn't seem to stand the filtering process between the Middle East and the editors in the US. Be glad for the fad(?) of the blog:
Reporting from Iraq - Embedded with the 172nd Stryker Brigade - The view from on the ground
Maybe not wrong, but certainly different than the picture in my head.
I liken it to this; It was real struggle for me to choose to see the Harry Potter movies. I had read the books and loved the pictures I had in my mind of the details I read. I didn’t need to see a movie; I had a movie playing in my head of exactly how I perceived the stories.
I had similar notions about Iraq, Mosul, the war and what exactly soldiers do. And it was handily shattered like glass today by a group of soldiers, half of them younger than myself...
...I have a slight hesitation; I need to keep balanced. I can’t be a cheerleader, even if I have a soft spot for the hometown troops, especially after the welcome they’ve shown me. I still need to be truthful and walk the centerline and report the good or bad.
But then I realize it’s not a conflict of interest. If I am truly unbiased, then I need to get used to this one simple fact; that the untold story, might in fact, be a positive one...
(H/T: Daily Scorecard!)
And you give me a tiny hat tip at the end? LOL.... wow!!