Monday, July 20, 2009

Iraq News Coverage Falls Off a Cliff

Last month I wrote about the dearth of Iraq coverage:

Scanning blogs, Twitter, print and cable news and thinking back to the mood of the country just a couple of years ago, it’s stunning to see the muted coverage of what would have been a momentous story: “U.S. combat troops prepared to leave the last of Iraq’s cities on Tuesday, a move hailed by authorities as restoring sovereignty and applauded by Iraqis even as they voice fears it may leave them more vulnerable.” Granted, I’m sure we’ll see more stories trickle in, but I doubt it will come anything close to the coverage of Iran protests, Michael Jackson, Madoff, Mark Sanford, etc.

Here’s a new chart from Pew that illustrates the point:

Topics: iraq