Media Comparison
Essay title: Media Comparison
The War on Terror began on September 11, 2001 in response to the devastating terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. We have been at war for five years, funding billions of dollars for a cause that President Bush claims to have been a success. Democracy Now! views the War in Iraq as a disastrous situation, whereas Fox News stands squarely behind the government (creating a mixed reaction from the public).
Democracy Now! takes a political standpoint against the war. It has investigated all the aspects of the War in Iraq and has concluded that President Bushs motive for entering Iraq is still unclear. In Bushs defense, he claims that “the regime of Saddam Hussein was a clear threat. The world is safer because Saddam Hussein is no longer in power (Bush, George W. Quote. _Democracy Now WBAI, New York. 29 Sept. 2006).” Also, Bushs comments were announced after a report from the Senate Intelligence Committee came out that “concluded [that] Saddam Hussein had no relationship with al-Quida despite the Bush administrations claims (Bush, George W. Quote. _Democracy Now!_. WBAI, New York. 29 Sept. 2006).” Furthermore, authors Michael Isikoff and David Corn recently published their novel, HUBRIS: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War to expose the details of the War in Iraq/War on Terror. Democracy Now! focuses on Isikoff and Corns book to counteract the ideals and reasons for entering the war, and what we can do to reduce our involvement. Democracy Now! challenges the Bush administration and bashes the beliefs of this war with evidence that our reasons for getting involved were misleading. They claim that Bush has not been honest with the public. Being an independent news media source, Democracy Now! has their own opinion and perception on the war and wants it to be heard by citing Isikoff and Corns novel. Sarcasm and highlighting key quotes of Isikoff and Corns novel are effective tactics in conveying their message. They discuss in detail the story of David Kay, an NBC News consultant who “firmly believed that there were WMDs (weapons of mass destruction) [in Iraq],” the authors bring up the fact that Kay went into Iraq in search of WMDs and returned without any luck. Kay spoke to Bush about his failure in