Mine "tragedy" really? - news events w/ disproportionate coverage - Page 10

sledghammer · #91 08-22-2007, 05:54 PM

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El D,

Maybe its not too late to get some prop action from Gobbo and his mom on the ethnicity of the rescuers.

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haha. Apparently you are in the group of those with reading comprehension difficulties combined with latent knee-jerk racial prejudices. Good luck with that.

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I didn't see anything wrong with what you and Gobbo said. I think it's ridiculous that El D would start a thread like this after the way he (and everyone else) jumped on you and Gobbo. I was trying to point that out with the above jab at el d.

xxThe_Lebowskixx · #92 08-22-2007, 09:39 PM

flywf,
hahahahhaha. brilliant!

JJT · #93 08-23-2007, 02:03 AM

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I think the fact there is some uncertainty as to the fate of the miners is a big part of this. If we KNEW that they all died in the collapse, and thus this was a recovery mission as opposed to a rescue one, I think there would be much less coverage.

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Actually, except for the "Christmas Coal Mine Miracle" back in the 1960s or so, how many mine disasters have survivors? China kills 'em by the hundreds.

Sciolist · #94 08-23-2007, 04:18 AM

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the big difference in America today because of 911 is that the skyline looks different and a small amount of people died.

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uhhhh, no.

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yeah, i forgot internet gambling got banned to stop the terrorists from blowing up the white house.

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How about the patriot act and all the other moves that the USGovt has made to cut into your freedoms? It's happening in the UK too, and it's much, much worse for our futures than a plane hitting a building.

Sciolist · #95 08-23-2007, 04:26 AM

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One provider I find has a totally different take is BBC World Service radio. Try it out. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/

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I got sick of the tabloid-like headlines on CNN's frontpage (anyone remember the story about the guy who breaks into a house with a sword because he thought the sounds from a porno were from a woman being raped?). I find BBC's coverage to be much, much better.

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I agree, the world service is one of the things that the UK can actually be proud of (and, perhaps, the BBC in general). Of course, that means that the government want to have more influence over it/cut funding etc.

haakee · #96 08-23-2007, 04:40 AM

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Mainly I watch news for entertainment.

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OK, good.

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Kudlow and Company (CNBC) - This is pretty good for business and economics of the world as well as USA. He ties in the political ramifications as well, so it is good.

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Wait, I thought you only watched this for entertainment? Kudlow is both unentertaining and an idiot who is permanently bullish on the US economy despite huge flashing red lights in the form of rational, sane people invited to his program indicating otherwise. He cuts them off and spews some meaningless pseudo-statistics in an attempt to disprove them.

jeffnc · #97 08-23-2007, 09:05 AM

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Take the girl that got her arm bitten off by a shark. That sucks. She loves to surf and is still surfing with one arm. Good for her, that's a nice feel-good story. I don't really see what is heroic about it though and they throw that around all the time. For example, last year around Christmas time I went with a friend who was getting a gift certificate for his niece at some pre and early teen jewelry and random crap store. I discovered there that this shark bitten surfer girl had a line of jewelry and maybe perfume there. WTF? It could be worse I guess as there are plenty of negative role-models out there for girls, but I don't really see any reason why a company would ask her to be their sponsor.

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You're talking about a one armed surfer on a poker forum and you honestly can't figure out why a company sponsored her?

Idiotex · #98 08-23-2007, 09:16 AM

Hey El D.. I'm an Australian and September 11 was still a massive deal over here. It is a large part of the reason for many of the world's current political standings... And it was a horrible tragedy.. But in the context of what goes on in other parts of the world, it's just another event. News media will cover things that their demographics can most easily relate to. Lots of people will have friends / lovers / relatives on the mine. People generally have no association with some random guy dying of AIDS in Africa, so it garners no attention as people do not fear for their own situation or that of the people around them.

JaredL · #99 08-23-2007, 09:26 AM

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Take the girl that got her arm bitten off by a shark. That sucks. She loves to surf and is still surfing with one arm. Good for her, that's a nice feel-good story. I don't really see what is heroic about it though and they throw that around all the time. For example, last year around Christmas time I went with a friend who was getting a gift certificate for his niece at some pre and early teen jewelry and random crap store. I discovered there that this shark bitten surfer girl had a line of jewelry and maybe perfume there. WTF? It could be worse I guess as there are plenty of negative role-models out there for girls, but I don't really see any reason why a company would ask her to be their sponsor.

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You're talking about a one armed surfer on a poker forum and you honestly can't figure out why a company sponsored her?

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The thing driving both my discussion of her and the sponsorship is the overblown coverage including references to her as a hero, which is my point.

AngusThermopyle · #**100** 08-23-2007, 12:27 PM

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We are in the same tent as the clowns and the freaks-that's show business.

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One of the basic troubles with radio and television news is that both instruments have grown up as an incompatible combination of show business, advertising and news. Each of the three is a rather bizarre and demanding profession. And when you get all three under one roof, the dust never settles. The top management of the networks with a few notable exceptions, has been trained in advertising, research, sales or show business. But by the nature of the corporate structure, they also make the final and crucial decisions having to do with news and public affairs. Frequently they have neither the time nor the competence to do this.

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