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Another Photo-Journalist added to the roll of honor.
On 1/30/11 2:21 PM, in article 2011013012211397157-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom, "Savageduck" wrote: On 2011-01-30 12:10:07 -0800, George Kerby said: On 1/30/11 1:35 PM, in article , "peter" wrote: On 1/30/2011 9:22 AM, tony cooper wrote: David is correct in one sense, but he's not very good at critical thinking. A 20 year-old unemployed motorcyclist was killed this weekend in a road accident. The local television station devoted a segment to the story and the local newspaper gave it two column-inches. Dozens of Iraqis died this weekend from various acts of violence. They were not named in the newspaper here and the local television stations made only a general reference to violence in Iraq. Would David's Martian conclude that one Orlando resident has more worth than a few dozen Iraqis, or would the Martian understand that newspapers and television news programs give space and time to what is of local interest? When a soldier from Orlando is killed in action in one of the Mideast conflict areas, that individual's death - and the family he/she leaves behind - is given somewhat extensive coverage in the Orlando media outlets. The dozens of deaths in the same time period of residents of that area rates coverage only if they all go at once or in some noted incident. Is this valuing an American higher than an Afghani or an Iraqi? Or is it just the media doing what is supposed to do in reporting to the public that the media serves? the flip side of that is how much coverage did the motorcyclist get in the Iraqi and Afghan press? BINGO! Ta! Da! ...and the Martian is still able to snack on Kansan, Texan, Iraqi, or Tunisian, without any discernible change in favor. (Though some might have a slight oiliness.) A virtual Whitman Sampler, indeed! |
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