Five Years of the War in Iraq: Where's the Media Coverage?

FIVE YEARS OF THE WAR IN IRAQ: WHERE'S THE MEDIA COVERAGE
[SOURCE: The Huffington Post, AUTHOR: Paul Rieckhoff]
[Commentary] This week marks the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq, but you wouldn't know it from what you see on TV. With all the scandal-mongering coverage of the Democratic primary, the media's been too busy to spend much time talking about the two wars we're still fighting. In fact, just 3% of the news in February was dedicated to the war. That's down from 15% of news coverage last July. For the men and women risking their lives overseas, that's a slap in the face. And it's skewing Americans' perceptions of the war. Over 80% of Americans are aware that Oprah Winfrey endorsed Senator Obama, yet only 28% know how many American troops have died in Iraq. That's less than one in three Americans. For any readers who aren't sure, the casualty number is about to hit 4,000. You can see the names and faces of these brave men and women here. Most Americans will say that it's the very least we can do is take the time to honor their sacrifice. But how can we, as Americans, claim to be honoring their sacrifice if the average American can't even measure it?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-rieckhoff/five-years-of-the-war-in-_b...

* Believe It or Not -- 5 Years Ago Many Top Newspapers Opposed the War
[SOURCE: The Huffington Post, AUTHOR: Greg Mitchell]
[Commentary] You may be surprised to learn that, precisely five years ago, at least one-third of the top newspapers in this country came out against President Bush taking us to war at that time. Many of the papers may have fumbled the WMD coverage, and only timidly raised questions about the need for war, but when push came to shove five years ago they wanted to wait longer to move against Saddam, or not move at all.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-mitchell/believe-it-or-not-5-ye_b_922...

* Penn's War: Media Lap Dogs Backed Iraq Mess
Sean Penn, the actor-director-turned-political-activist, narrates a new anti-war documentary that alleges U.S. presidents since Kennedy have manipulated the public to wage wars.
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=4477332&page=1

* Why Are Winter Soldiers Not News?
Dozens of veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars gathered in Silver Spring, Maryland last weekend for the Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan hearings (3/13/08-3/16/08), where they offered harrowing testimony about atrocities they had witnessed or participated in directly. The BBC predicted that the event, organized by Iraq Veterans Against the War, "could be dominating the headlines around the world this week." The hearings were covered as far afield as the U.K., Australia (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), Croatia (Javno), and Iran (Press TV). Yet there has been an almost complete media blackout on this historic news event in the U.S. corporate media.
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=3318