Media’s Choice on Who & What To Focus On
It is definitely the media’s choice (along with their sponsors) on which news stories get featured and which don’t.
According to a recent news posting, Mississippians are frustrated that the devastation that they received from Katrina has been overshadowed by coverage given to the devastation in New Orleans during that same storm, e.g. as most recently evidenced with a story about some supposed New Orleans dolphins (which in actuality…is that a word?…were from Mississippi) getting a new home after their Katrina plight.
I generally do agree with the Mississipians. Mississippi is not a state that comes to mind for most people when they discuss Katrina.
If it makes anyone feel better, keep in mind the total lack of coverage given to the tens of thousands of people affected by the earthquake in Pakistan….no mention whatsoever any more…..and hardly any to begin with when it first happened either (i.e., occurring in early Oct ‘05 and affecting parts of Afghanistan and northern India, too).
Why don’t we hear anything about the following?
Some 400,000 houses were destroyed and over 73,000 people perished – including some 35,000 children. On that fateful Saturday morning, tens of thousands of families lost an entire generation – children who left for school but never returned. Over 135,000 people were injured – mostly women, children and the elderly – with thousands becoming disabled and paraplegics.
