The Top 10 Stories and Non-Stories of 2006

por Ben Johnson

in FrontPageMagazine 3 de Janeiro de 2007

Every year, the media’s choices of which stories to cover, which angles to report the news, and which experts to quote shape public outlook on the issues. In 2006, the press again emphasized some stories beyond their merit while ignoring issues of great importance.

THE TOP TEN OVERREPORTED STORIES OF 2006
10. Al Gore’s Incoherent Truth-twisting.
9. The Cheney Shooting “Coverup” and Conspiracy Theories.
8. The Amazing Flying Imams.
7. The 2008 Presidential Race.
6. The Dubai Ports Deal.
5. U.S. Casualties in Iraq.
4. The Democrats’ “Landslide.”
3. The Iraq Study Group.
2. Barack Obama.
1. Illegal Classified Stories about the War on Terror.

THE TOP TEN UNDERREPORTED STORIES OF 2006
10. President Bush is Appeasing Iran.
9. The Hezbollah/Iranian/Syrian Assault on Democratic, Christian Lebanon.
8. Who was Really Behind the Illegal Immigration Riots? And Were they All Peaceful?
7. Valerie Plame's Leaker is an Antiwar Gossip.
6. We’re too humane in waging the War on Terror.
5. The Media’s War Against the War on Terror.
4. The American Fifth Column Negotiates with Iraq’s Pro-Terrorists.
3. Pennsylvania Holds the First-Ever Hearings on Academic Freedom.
2. Lynne Stewart Gets Off (Nearly) Scot-Free.
1. Psst…Saddam’s in Hell. Pass It On.