What We Missed

I think one of the most underreported stories by the major American media this year was the tragedy of Hurricane Ike. While the "official" death toll stands in the low 80s, there are still more than 200 people missing and likely gone. While many of these deaths may have been preventable had people heeded evacuation warnings, that does not diminish the incredible human tragedy of this storm--one of the deadliest and costliest in American history. Yet due to other events in the news at the time, the mainstream media did very little follow-up reporting about the large number of missing people...when did human lives become less important than the economy or politics?

How about John edwards and his new age honey and love child.If the keepers of all things newsworthy had covered this story when reports first surfaced, Edwards would have dropped out and a good chunk of those votes from the early primaries would have gone to Hill and we would now be awaiting the inauguration of the first female president.

How about John Edwards and his new age honey and possible love child? Had the keepers of all things newsworthy covered this story when reports first surfaced, there is a good chance Edwards would have withdrawn and many of the votes that he received in the early primaries would have gone to Hill and we could be awaiting the inauguration of the first female president,

Your #8 story on Venezuela is a joke. The anti-American rantings of a dictator are a worthy story? Give me a break.

Many major newsworthy events and investigative leads don't fit into the worldview that the mass media is shaping for our minds. The mass media is politicized, it wants to be the gate keeper to our reality. Any piece that doesn't fit, or which may conflict with the simple minded entertainment oriented world view is omitted. Thankfully, we have the Internet to fill in the pieces.

EVERYONE HAS FORGOTTEN ABOUT HURRICANE IKE...THE 3RD WORST STORM TO HIT THE U.S. I LIVE ON THE TEXAS COAST AND WE HAVE BEEN FORGOTTEN ABOUT.

Iraq is not a story anymore because the news is good. The number one unreported story continues to be the bias in the mainstream media. Newsweek is fine with the bias, they don't pretend to journalist covering stories. They have an agenda and that's freedom of speech. But the mainstream media, where's the story.

My hope for 2009 is that the simple thinking form many American is replaced sith though and reason. I really can't stand wishy washy thought on how the world works. SO far there are three comments. Two of them call names and one curses and calls the president names, the other one doesn't understand war and wants to know why we can't all get along. Far out dude!

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Why si offensive war even and option? Should the violence of wars be illegal and politcal leaders charged for the destruction to human and other biological life? It seems no more preposterous than watching civilians reduced to scurrying helplessly from one border region to another? How do we morally reconcile watching this and not crying foul?

Should offensive war be outlawed as an affront to human and biologcial life and political leaders be held libel for the destruction of society? If not, the provision of mental health services is the least for which humanity could hope.

MILKMAN is right. Why isn't Cheney in shackles?

How about the inability of the press to effectively report on the abuses of power of the current administration? How about the inability of the press to hold the administration accountable for "outing" a foreign intelligence officer working under cover (FELONY)? How about 8 years of inability of the press to fire the imagination of the public with clear, concise and well researched stories detailing the actions of Cheney? You, as part of the press, have been as much the problem as GWB and Cheney. Shame on you; and shame on us.

israels latest attacks in Gazze is not fair