Comments on: So…You Want More Media Coverage of Military Deaths?

By: Smorgasbord

Smorgasbord — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:53:31 +0000

I don’t go along with the national media covering EVERY military death. Some days it would take up a lot of the news time. If the family says it is OK, I think each local station should do a story on each of the military deaths in their coverage area.

Remember when Bush was president how the propaganda media told us of every death in Iraq and Afghanistan, but stopped after Obama became president? I wonder why.

The media could do a regular POSITIVE update on what is going on “Over There,” but I see only Fox News doing that.

By: Louise Mann

Louise Mann — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:47:24 +0000

I feel it is unrealistic to expect the media to pay homage daily on a national level but one response yesterday really impressed me. The comment was from a woman in Texas and she said that the local affiliate listed the names of those who were local who were wounded and killed. They did this every evening. THIS I BELIEVE IS NOT TOO MUCH TO ASK OF THE LOCAL AFFILLIATES! I do agree with clearing it with the families first. Do you remember when a station went off the air for the night they played The National Anthem? After the local affilliate has cleared it with the family, can you think of a more fitting homage than to see those names of those who died for our freedom scroll on the tv screen as The National Anthm played, at the end of the news broadcast?

By: Joan Malueg

Joan Malueg — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:09:41 +0000

When you are in the limelight, you are publicly available to whoever wants to make a buck by publishing or broadcasting information/photos/etc. It goes with the territory. Military families should have absolutely the choice of what kind of media coverage applies to their loved one, and I can’t imagine them wanting any of the details made public, at least not until they’ve had the time to grieve. The shock shown by Whitney’s friends/family/colleagues tells me they may have wished for privacy, but knew that wouldn’t happen.

By: Monica Couch

Monica Couch — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:26:13 +0000

don’t forget, craig, that under bush, the media was more than happy to cover the deaths of our troops in iraq & afghanistan; and the far left wanted media coverage of the flag covered coffins coming home… not so, under their obama… now, sadly, the media covers military deaths/funerals w/ pomp & circumstance when the westboro baptist church circus comes to town & protests them…

By: Captain America

Captain America — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:21:40 +0000

I would say that each time an American Soldier falls in battle the media should (with the consent of the family) do an expose on that solider, their life, dreams and interests. That way the American people can see the soldier as a person. A person who scarified all that they were to protect their country.