I understand that the election is a pretty big deal and the outcome will determine the course of this country for the next four years, but what happened with the Iraq war? There is no media coverage what so ever on it. Throughout the month of October there was more coverage on Ares and Obama or Palin's $150K wardrobe splurge than the wars we are involved in. Afganistan has gotten very little coverage since the start of the Iraq war and even less since the start of election season. Iraq was a 6 o clock news staple before election season and now its barely a thought on the back burner in the mind of the TV media. There are a few websites, however, that still update and report on the war faithfully. MSNBC.com has an entire section devoted to the two different wars. I'm sure that these sections don't get as many hits as the election '08 tab but at least MSNBC is reporting something that is going on. Good news from Iraq usually helps stimulate the economy and seeing the economy plummet during "shock-tober", its amazing how the news of the improving conditions over in Iraq weren't reported on instead of Tina Fay perfect impression of Sarah Palin. This would be a perfect example for how different news media have to cater to different audiences. TV channels can't be dedicated to one topic but websites can because the cost to maintain a website is mere pennies compared to television.
Whatever the case and whichever the medium that gives us news, I wish that it was a little more well-rounded.
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The reasoning in my opinion for the lack of coverage because of the election is a good one. what i mean by this is that people would rather know what will happen in the near future so that they can decide which candidate paths they want to take. it is not out of the media completly however, because i have read and seen on tv that this month has been the lowest death rate in iraq in a number of years. so just because it isnt headline news right now doesnt mean people arent looking for it.
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