Garrett Therolf, LAT reporter, talks about his efforts to report on good news in Iraq when he was there earlier this year.

The military prevented Therolf from following-up on the army's efforts to establish a local bank branch in a Sunni Arab neighborhood. The neighborhood was too dangerous for him to enter without military guard.

Therolf also pursued a story about a restaurant in Baghdad started by some Chinese nationals. They declined to be interviewed because they were scared, and they may even go back to China because of the danger.

For those of you who criticize the media for focusing on the negative in Iraq, this is something you should consider.

Via [url=http://http://matthewyglesias.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/03/the_good_news.php]Matt Yglesias.[/url]

Damnit.

Matt Yglesias.