Here is an example of an average day's worth of Iraq reporting (MSM, Official and Blogs):

Iraq and OIF / Telic / Catalyst

  • Bush Says U.S., Iraq Will Assess Troop Levels - Reuters
  • Coalition, Iraqi Leaders Meet to Discuss Future of Iraqi Security - AFPS
  • Talks on Security Continue in Iraq - Los Angeles Times
  • PM: Iraqi Forces Could Stand Alone in 2007 - Agence France-Presse
  • Bush to Make Assessment of Iraq's Needs for U.S. Military Help - VOA
  • Delay in Key Iraqi Ministries Will Affect U.S. Troop Levels - VOA
  • U.S., Britain to Start Iraq Exit in July - The Australian
  • Far From Model Army but Iraq's Troops Battle On - London Daily Telegraph
  • Iraqi Security Forces Leading Operations in More Areas - AFPS
  • Diggers to Pull Out of Muthanna if Iraqis Take Over - The Australian
  • Armed Groups Propel Iraq Toward Chaos - New York Times
  • Iraqi Insurgent Gives Chilling Confession - Washington Post
  • 30 Iraqis Die in Attacks Across the Nation - New York Times
  • 40 Killed in Iraq, 11 Near Shiite Mosque - Associated Press
  • Bomb Kills at Least 11 at Baghdad Shi'ite Mosque - Reuters
  • Hands-Off or Not? Saudis Wring Theirs Over Iraq - Los Angeles Times
  • Rights Under Assault In Iraq, U.N. Unit Says - Washington Post
  • U.S. Is Faulted for Using Private Military Workers - Los Angeles Times
  • Amnesty Urges U.S. on Iraq Contractors - Associated Press
  • U.S. Urged to Stop Paying Iraqi Reporters - New York Times
  • Judging Iraq On Its Own Terms - Christian Science Monitor Editorial
  • Iraq's Next Giant Step - Seattle Times Editorial
  • Revisionist History - Wall Street Journal Commentary
  • For Neocons, the Irony of Iraq - Washington Post Commentary
  • Iraqi Progress - Washington Times Commentary
  • Securing Baghdad is a Numbers Game - Los Angeles Times Commentary
  • Troop Withdrawal To Speed Up: Guardian - Captain's Quarters Blog
  • U.S. & Great Britain Will Start Iraq Exit in July - Gateway Pundit Blog
  • Government Forms; Recent Counterterrorism Ops - Counterterrorism Blog


The list with the links is here. I read most of it and post the links every day. I feel many of the same frustrations as Merv in reference to lagging behind the MSM daily news cycle on events in Iraq, Afghanistan and the GWOT.

Many of the blogs pick up some of the slack but they do not have the wide exoposure the MSM does. Moreover, many (if not most) of the blog readers tend to be selective and visit blogs that more or less reinforce their particular views on Iraq and other issues.

The official DoD press reporting and transcripts lag behind events and tend towards straight forward script that reads like press releases.

DoD did try to get into the enemy's IO OODA Loop but the program to pay Iraqi reporters was outed and the MSM had a field day with that, to say the least.