Holmes
2008-01-28 11:10:23
“..1,944 stories published that dwelt largely on bad news…” versus “…711 stories commenting on the decline in roadside bomb attacks …”
The only MSM outlet I regularly pay attention to is NPR. There, Iraq has virtually disappeared from the face of the Earth. The above sentences in quotes imply something I’ve noticed. It seems to me that the negative stories were 10-minute in-depth descriptions of horror and quagmire while anything positive was a passing comment such as “…with the violence in Iraq on the decline, Democrats have refocused their attention …”. I don’t think your 1.67 / 1 ratio takes that into account.
