My late mother avoided television news most of her life, but in her last years found herself watching the local version now and again. Their devotion to the police blotter (because it’s cheap and easily available) left her convinced there was a major crime wave in her town. There wasn’t. Likewise, according to Iraqi embed and freelance journalist Bill Roggio, the troops contend that Americans and others get a distorted view:
"American troops watch the news and follow the debate in real time. They will tell you the war they see on television isn’t the war they are fighting. To the troops, the war as portrayed on television is oversimplified and digested into sound bites. The soldiers are portrayed as victims and the violence is grossly exaggerated."
Worth a read.
THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER 