Thread: Mine "tragedy" really? - news events w/ disproportionate coverage
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Old 08-17-2007, 04:31 PM
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Default Re: Mine \"tragedy\" really? - news events w/ disproportionate coverage
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The Peru quake gump mentions comes to mind. I mean, sure, of course a few people dying in Peru vs a few people trapped in US, the US story is gonna get way more coverage. But six people trapped in a mine vs hundreds of people dead in an earthquake? It just seems like the earthquake should be the much bigger story, even if it is in Peru.