Iraq vs. Afghanistan: Which War Gets More U.S. News Coverage?
From Foreign Policy Blog:
In an FP piece Monday, Morton Abramowitz argued that the U.S. media have been too soft in covering the shift in policy toward the war in Afghanistan, and that the war in general has received too little scrutiny.
The article made me wonder if there had been an increase in coverage of Afghanistan since the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama, given his professed focus not to lose there and his changes in policy.
Read more ….
My Comment: If the war gets more bloodier and messy in Afghanistan, and the body count continues to increase …. this media coverage is going to change.
Secret service steps up inauguration security
By GottaLaff
As many as 4 million people are expected to attend Obama’s inauguration at the Mall.
What a gigantic, enormous, gargantuan, staggeringly mammoth job this will be:
Law enforcement officials bracing for the largest crowds in inaugural history are preparing far-reaching security — thousands of video cameras, sharpshooters, air patrols — to safeguard President-elect Barack Obama’s swearing-in.People attending the ceremony and parade on Jan.
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