Old media on the Defense

USA Today has an article attempting to explain why the press is doing such a poor job reporting on Iraq, but they can't get pass this:

...high-profile critics are stepping up their complaints about the media's work. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, long critical of what he sees as overly negative reporting, told reporters this month: "From what I've seen thus far, much of the reporting in the U.S. and abroad has exaggerated the situation."

President Bush said Tuesday, "For every act of violence there is encouraging progress in Iraq that's hard to capture on the evening news."

Plus, another "high profile" critic:

At a town hall meeting Wednesday in West Virginia, Bush was asked by a woman why the "major TV networks don't portray the good" news from Iraq. Her question drew a standing ovation.

Wow! Its nice the press thinks us average Americans as "high profile", since most of us agree with Sec. Rumsfeld and the President.