Thursday, September 4, 2014

"‘Frustration and confusion’ among US troops over mixed message on ISIS"

Fox News article talking about the US message on the ISIS

Here is a prime example of a heavily biased and misleading article concerning the White House's message on the ISIS.

The article starts with the line "America's GI "boots on the ground" in Iraq are so frustrated with the White House message about their mission against the Islamic State -- which Vice President Biden vowed Wednesday to chase "to the gates of Hell" -- that they're wondering how they'll accomplish the goal "when we can't even leave the front gate of our base.""

Quite the sentiment, right? Every single GI we have stationed in Iraq is apparently so frustrated with their Commander-in-Chief that they can hardly contain themselves. In order to make a claim like this, Fox must have interviewed dozens of US soldiers station in Iraq, and dutifully reached this conclusion in their pursuit of the facts. Actually, it turns out that this information comes from "a source in contact with special operators in Iraq told Fox News that "frustration and confusion reign" among Americans on the ground there." One source in contact with special operators? It's quite a stretch to turn that "source" into a front page headline, without some ulterior motive.

Fox is clearly playing politics with this "story" in order to make the White House look indecisive and weak. The article later goes on to quote a Republican House Representative as support for this notion. Let me remind everyone reading out home, it is in the Republican Party's interests to cast the White House in such a negative light, and anything they say in judgement should be taken with a heavy grain of salt. The entire article is biased from start to finish, with no mention of alternative perspectives into the situation. This is not honest reporting.  

1 comment:

  1. Kevin,
    I completely understand your frustration, rarely do differing broadcasts display both sides. A more left wing broadcast won't allow right winged ideas, and vise versa. Graber's explanation of selective exposure says that with the expanding number of media companies the pressure to provide special interest pieces has increased (Graber, pg 83). Meaning that while these companies are meant for information, they will tailor said information to fit their political/personal needs.

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