News: 40 dead in bomb attacks - Page 2

Drais.

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Originally posted by Doc

My city's local news focuses primarily on what happens in my local area. My country's national news focuses primarily on what happens nationally. And so I would expect what happens domestically to have far more press than what happens somewhere foreign. I don't find anything wrong with that.

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This should be common sense.

Doc

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Originally posted by Drais.

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This should be common sense.

Right. Go to other countries and you won't see 95% of what you see on our day to day national news there. I don't see anyone complaining about that.

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Mezik

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Originally posted by Soeplepel

basically because it happens daily in those countries

I don't even care for those countries anymore.

You are ****ing disgusting.

annashaus

Oh no. :/

Javan

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Originally posted by Soeplepel

basically because it happens daily in those countries

I don't even care for those countries anymore.

Javan

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Originally posted by Doc

Right. Go to other countries and you won't see 95% of what you see on our day to day national news there. I don't see anyone complaining about that.

Please. Boston bombings and those girls in captivity was headlining in my country. It's simply a race thing. Having blonde hair and blue eyes makes you life that bit more valuable to the gp

Razzle

SpecialK

Rest in peace. The polarizing value accorded to human life is disgusting though.

Mariah4life

this **** needs to ****ing stop. omfg people are so stupid.
learn to calm their asses down and spread love. grow a brain.

DvnR

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Originally posted by brndksk

Sadly it will probably get 0.1% of the media coverage the Boston bombings got, even though there were 38 more victims.

Pretty much.

DvnR

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Originally posted by Doc

My city's local news focuses primarily on what happens in my local area. My country's national news focuses primarily on what happens nationally. And so I would expect what happens domestically to have far more press than what happens somewhere foreign. I don't find anything wrong with that.

And yet pretty much every news station in the U.S. reported CONSTANTLY on the Royal Wedding?

Local stations are one thing, but the big networks were just having a fair on the wedding.

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MrPeanut

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Originally posted by DvnR

And yet pretty much every news station in the U.S. reported CONSTANTLY on the Royal Wedding?

Local stations are one thing, but the big networks were just having a fair on the wedding.

There's a cultural bias, definitely, but what they said is also true to a degree. I don't think other local stations (as opposed to national cable news outlets) devoted such intense 24/7 coverage to the marathon bombing and subsequent manhunt as they did here in Massachusetts.

But incidents in the UK are definitely more likely to get reported about here. Idk if the royal wedding is the best example because the English monarchy is so global/iconic and has always had such huge visibility, but the subway bombings back in 2005 were a pretty big story.

brndksk

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Originally posted by Doc

My city's local news focuses primarily on what happens in my local area. My country's national news focuses primarily on what happens nationally. And so I would expect what happens domestically to have far more press than what happens somewhere foreign. I don't find anything wrong with that.

It's not like that though.

If 40 people died in the UK, it would be in the US news for months. It's nothing to do with how far away something is. The west just doesn't care about 'poor countries'. It's sad but true.