Media Coverage Of Fallen Soldiers From Iraq, Afghanistan Allowed By Most Families (deaths, Obama)

[Dukester]

DOVER, Del. — In the weeks since the Pentagon ended an 18-year ban on media coverage of fallen soldiers returning to the U.S., most families given the option have allowed reporters and photographers to witness the solemn ceremonies that mark the arrival of flag-draped transfer cases.

Media Coverage Of Fallen Soldiers From Iraq, Afghanistan Allowed By Most Families

That's because Americans are proud of our heroes. Unlike the GOP who were obviously ashamed of them...

[Who?Me?!]

Originally Posted by Dukester

Media Coverage Of Fallen Soldiers From Iraq, Afghanistan Allowed By Most Families

That's because Americans are proud of our heroes. Unlike the GOP who were obviously ashamed of them...

Families PREFER Coverage of Returning Heroes

Hey Dukester, I already started a thread on that(great minds think alike and all that)....but it sank quickly...funny, no neocon/repub had a comment....not a one???? (Well, except for the poster who thought the liberal freak media made the rule)

Weren't they the ones who agree with bushy's policy on HIDING our returning war heroes because of sensitivity to the privacy of the families???? Seems the families DISAGREE!!!!

[Danno3314]

I don't see how banning the media from photographing a casket is hiding something. There's no reason the media needs to do that, do they photograph any one else's casket. When we lose a soldier because of war, it's always made public. It's a matter of privacy, the families are grieving. There are families that may not want something like that....you don't know what media will be there and what they're going to be doing with what they photograph. The photos might end up some where with a caption under it that the family gets upset about.

The families are being asked now....14 out of 19 said yes, that still means 5 said no. You can't just simply discount that because the majority have said yes, we're talking about a soldier that gave their life for our country....every single one counts and whether or not their family wants the media there is up to each one. This is not a topic that some people who have no shame should be trying to twist into something political because it suits their own personal agenda to attack the opposite party.

The media can turn things into a circus when they think it will help them get viewers/readers.....this is not about honoring any one, it's about doing stories that sell papers. The article states:

Media interest has fallen off sharply since almost 40 reporters, photographers and camera operators turned out to document the arrival of Myers' body. At a more recent casualty arrival, the only media representative was a lone photographer from The Associated Press.

What happened to honoring our heros? Why has media the coverage dropped off to 1 reporter? The only thing that's obvious, is that 40 reporters showed up the first time to cover a story about the ban has being lifted. They're not interested in honoring our fallen soldiers, otherwise there would be a lot more than one showing up now. Coverage of the war in Iraq and the American casualties from it, has dropped off in the media to a fraction of what it once was because along with the success of the surge (and far less casualties), the economic melt-down has now become the big story.

[Oerdin]

The Bush administration knew seeing dead bodies and/or caskets every night on the news would make the war less popular so they tried to hide it. It's as simple as that.

[TomDot]

Originally Posted by Who?Me?!

Families PREFER Coverage of Returning Heroes

Hey Dukester, I already started a thread on that(great minds think alike and all that)....but it sank quickly...funny, no neocon/repub had a comment....not a one???? (Well, except for the poster who thought the liberal freak media made the rule)

Weren't they the ones who agree with bushy's policy on HIDING our returning war heroes because of sensitivity to the privacy of the families???? Seems the families DISAGREE!!!!

I'll make a comment.
If I were in the armed services and was killed overseas. I would not want my arrival home in a casket filmed and aired on the 6 o'clock news or plastered on the front page of the NYTimes.
Does that make any sense?

[TomDot]

Originally Posted by Oerdin

The Bush administration knew seeing dead bodies and/or caskets every night on the news would make the war less popular so they tried to hide it. It's as simple as that.

And the liberal media knew that they could use the deaths of these fine young men to push their "Bush Sucks!" agenda. It's as simple as that.

[Drover]

Originally Posted by Dukester

That's because Americans are proud of our heroes. Unlike the GOP who were obviously ashamed of them...

Oh shut up.

[Oerdin]

Originally Posted by TomDot

And the liberal media knew that they could use the deaths of these fine young men to push their "Bush Sucks!" agenda. It's as simple as that.

Boy, you sure do love your own spin.

It's a major news story plain and simple so of course the media would cover it.

[Mr. Joshua]

Originally Posted by Oerdin

Boy, you sure do love your own spin.

It's a major news story plain and simple so of course the media would cover it.

Back atcha!

[AeroGuyDC]

Originally Posted by Oerdin

The Bush administration knew seeing dead bodies and/or caskets every night on the news would make the war less popular so they tried to hide it. It's as simple as that.

Please clarify which Bush you are talking about. George W. Bush is not responsible for the policy, as you seem to assert (or conveniently forget to appease your other similarly-minded brain-dead liberal dimwits).

It was a Pentagon policy that each President has had the option to repeal or enforce. GWB didn't want it on the news, Obama does. What part of "option" do you not understand? The liberal-filter between your ears needs a good cleaning.