Coverage of Americans wounded in Iraq war leaves US media hurting - Yahoo! News

Coverage of Americans wounded in Iraq war leaves US media hurting - Yahoo! News: "Oct 26, 3:48 PM ET

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The number of American troops wounded in
Iraq surpasses the number killed by thousands, but US media still appear reluctant to place their stories on the front page.

Indeed, media outlets seem to be treading lightly in their coverage of such sensitive wartime topics for fear of being branded 'anti-war' or angering the
Pentagon, which has forbidden the publication of photos showing caskets of the war dead arriving in the United States.

While more than 2,000 soldiers have been killed in Iraq since the conflict began, US military officials have tallied nearly 16,000 wounded, including 7,837 who were seriously injured."