tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290152190457552426.post6253807336887320947..comments2024-03-21T05:28:43.658-04:00Comments on Pressing Issues: Discussion around my book -- and the media and Iraq -- starts at TPMGreg Mitchell http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627773627527089158noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290152190457552426.post-60163902076888200242008-03-18T11:56:00.000-04:002008-03-18T11:56:00.000-04:00I'm sorry, I select what I read largely based on t...I'm sorry, I select what I read largely based on the frame the writer uses. Undoubtedly I select against some reliable sources, but there are lots of sources that adopt sensible frames of reference. One of the frames I discriminate against is the idea that anything about the Iraq war was a mistake, especially how the main stream media was "mistaken" in its coverage. That frame just doesn't square with the obvious observation that such coverage has been highly coordinated and faithful to a series of specific propaganda lines. No mistakes have been made in the propaganda war. Trying to blame "the media" for failing is like trying to ignore the strings on a puppet and blame the puppet for his awkward moves. The smattering of "good reporting" likewise has served the purpose of providing a fig leaf for the propaganda crimes that have been so effective in misleading the US population about the truth of the war. Allowing a little honest coverage enables the lie that we have a free and diverse media. What I would like to see is a book about how successful and well coordinated the propaganda war has been in supporting this evil imperial aggression.<BR/><BR/>Herb Ruhs<BR/>hruhs@pacific.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com