The AP and BBC stories on a recent poll in Afghanistan are similar -- negative. Because the negative reads better?
The poll finds that 90% of the Afghans call the invasion to overthrow the Taliban as a good thing for their country, and the same percentage prefer their present government . In my book, when 90% of a nation call anything in their country as something good, that is NEWS. Can the Philippines or the US even attain such percentage for anything?
Another thing, the poll says 75% have a favorable opinion of the US. When 75% of a Muslim nation see the US as favorable, THAT is NEWS. Do you think the Pinoys or the Americans like the US that much?
But AP and BBC think otherwise. It is not negative at all. So find the negative.
In the end, it's the stats again. Spin.
The poll finds that 90% of the Afghans call the invasion to overthrow the Taliban as a good thing for their country, and the same percentage prefer their present government . In my book, when 90% of a nation call anything in their country as something good, that is NEWS. Can the Philippines or the US even attain such percentage for anything?
Another thing, the poll says 75% have a favorable opinion of the US. When 75% of a Muslim nation see the US as favorable, THAT is NEWS. Do you think the Pinoys or the Americans like the US that much?
But AP and BBC think otherwise. It is not negative at all. So find the negative.
In the end, it's the stats again. Spin.
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