How Often Do We Hear About These Heroes?
From Student News Daily
-Read the excerpt below (from Newsbusters.org posted by Mark Finkelstein).
Questions
NOTE: This excerpt was posted here in 2007, but we feel that it is still timely today.
1. How many times a week do you hear/read about a suicide bomber killing American soldiers and Iraqi civilians?
2. How many times a week do you hear/read about the heroic act of an American soldier in Iraq or Afghanistan?
3. Why do you think the media does not appear to make an effort to find these good news stories?
Excerpt
How many Americans can name one American hero from the war on terror?
During WWII and for years thereafter, I daresay virtually every American from school-age up knew of Audie Murphy and other war heroes. But while the [media] has spent incalculable resources informing Americans and the world about Abu Ghraib and Haditha, how often have [they] told us about the new generation of heroes among our people serving in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere? Read more…
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