Never before has our military been under the microscope like it is today.
True. We live in an age of instant access to information of all kinds. As a result of cellphones, digital cameras, handheld video cameras, computers and other such devices, it is next to impossible for anyone to control the free flow of information. Just ask the Chinese government how well they are doing at it.
And the problem is, it's largely a negative filter that's used, instead of a clear one showing both good and bad incidents.
Stop reading the New York Times, Michael. ;-) Seriously, I see positive pieces about the men and women in uniform all the time. Long before this war started, it was well-known that bad news sells and good news doesn't. ("If it bleeds, it leads.") That's the economics of the news business. IIRC, many years ago, someone did try to start a "good news" paper but it never took off, or never got anywhere at all, because no one was interested. |
