How sad is it that the media has been covering the trapped miners in Utah like they were something special.
People die at their jobs every day, and thats unfortunate, so why cover these guys...
I guess the worst part about it (and the basis for the question) is that there are so many more tragedies going on in the world and it seems like Americans don't care....for example...
MILLIONS of people dying in Africa due to hunger, genocide, aids, and poverty.
227,000 people killed in ONE WEEK during the Tsunami in 04
100,000 Iraqis killed in the war.
And all we care about are some unlucky miners in Utah ????
Can somebody explain this to me ?
2007-08-16 05:37:32 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Look,
I'm not saying that what happened to these miners isn't tragic...but the news media has been following it for the last week, while in the meantime THOUSANDS of people are dying all over the world in even worse tragedies.
Yes, all life is "precious" but what makes an American life so much more valuable.
2007-08-16 05:59:31 · update #1
Ok ya know what...**** just about every one of you....
To the guy who asked what I did for my country...well, 8 years in the military is a start...in that time i traveled to some of the most impoverished places in the world so I've seen death and dying on a large scale...**** you for even asking that ****...
I guess stalin was right about one thing...
"A single death is a tragedy, a million is a statistic"
Americans and their media are all garbage.
2007-08-16 06:20:09 · update #2
Hey Kokona....I'm actually an American...straight out of Texas....I guess I should have been more specific with my statement...
Americans are garbage if they :
1. Support George Bush
2. Support the Republican Party
3. Support the U.S. news media
4. Haven't opened their eyes yet
5. Think Iraq had anything to do with 9/11
6. Have stupid pictures of pugs on their avatar
2007-08-16 07:56:11 · update #3
So now Americans are all garbage. I'd wager that whatever sorry-a** country you are living in was at some point bailed out by the garbage Americans. After all we are the worlds protector because idiots like you are in charge of the countries that constantly look to us to save them. You're pathetic. Hopefully you will stay where you are and never step foot in the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave. Now go f*** yourself!
2007-08-16 06:32:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, we did cover the tsunami pretty well, so I'm not sure why you've mentioned that, but in terms of the Sudan and the genocide in Africa, I believe that we really should devote more attention to that. However, I do not agree with the fact that we should just ignore these miners that are trapped and perhaps dead. There is a difference between prime time news and then simply news. It all depends what you watch. We have domestic channels for domestic news- and much of the "other" news we could cover is global, meaning networks aren't apt to put them on to lose air time. However, I've found plenty of news that includes information from around the world, including the conflict in Africa. Also, we live in America, so it seems natural for American networks to cover the American news first, and then devote less toward international unless it is a direct threat to us. Its not like there aren't ANY broadcasts on international news. I think you're being pretty generalized when this is an issue with a few networks (assuming you're only discussing television). All-out media? Well, plenty of radio programs are discussing international issues all the time. People are just too lazy to listen, because its hard to keep up. =) That's just my thought. Its sad, but true.
2007-08-16 06:17:22 · answer #2 · answered by Alyssa 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the first place, it's news of the heart. You sound like you need a lesson in dignity. Haven't you any heart?
Africa has been starving it's people for many years, when I was in grade school 60 years ago we would take up dimes for them to eat. They'll be doing that in another 60 years.
We sent More aid to the people of the Tsunami then we have to our own people, what do you want us to do?
The number of Iraqis killed are your numbers but, there were civilians killed in Viet Nam also, Korea, All of Europe in the second WW2. How about the 6 million Jews that were killed, the 8 million Soviets under Stalin, it goes on and on.
These miners represent our own people that live by us, the U.S. so, chill out Pal, cool it.
What do you want us to do ? what have you done for your country.
2007-08-16 06:01:26 · answer #3 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The news media doesn't have the resources or desire to cover everything. Because you live in the States (I assume) you only hear your own stories. I live in Canada and want to hear only our stories. The miners are in our news here because it is a good human intrest story nothing more. Do you hear about Canadian service men being killed in Afganistan? Most likely not.
Is it a sad thing that we (all peoples) don't give a darn about what is happening elsewhere? I think so. People have only cared about their "tribe" in the modern world that's local, provincial/state and national issues.
2007-08-16 06:02:34 · answer #4 · answered by Dangermanmi6 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's like the "kid trapped in a well" story. There's drama involved, the mystery of the miners' condition, the clock ticking on their rescue, etc.
I don't think that the value of one life versus another ever enters into the discussion at newsrooms when they decide what stories to cover. It's all about ratings, and what they think peopl will watch. Then again, it's also trying to figure out what their competitors are doing, because they hate it when the other network gets good ratings covering a story their network skipped.
2007-08-16 05:49:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I have more in common with other Americans than some starving person in Africa, or Tsunami victim, or Iraqi civilian, furthermore, they are my countrymen. Of course I care more about them than I do about some foreigners an ocean or more away.
2007-08-16 06:16:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I never really thought about it like that. I think you're right, but the media encompasses the American belief in nationalism, putting our news into the spotlight because we're supposedly "more important".
I don't think we're important; we were just born in the right place at the the right time. We should stop being such ignorant pigs and maybe cast a light on the less fortunate and try to stop millions of innocent deaths.
Wow, we might just be branded Anti Americans for saying that kind of stuff.
2007-08-16 05:52:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
Think how special they are to hundreds possibly of human links; moms, dads, spouse, children, aunts, uncles, grandmas, grandpas, friends, etc.! And to those of us who don't know them, we send our prayers. All tragedy gets media attention; not just in USA. McCanns are getting a lot of attention and we don't know them here in the US. We cover all world-wide news, so really what do you mean? We should ignore all the lives lost in the mines? I imagine each country gives more media attention to their own national news because we are right here to report.
2007-08-16 05:51:29 · answer #8 · answered by dawnUSA 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You sound very bitter. The news media print what they feel the nation wants to read about.
My grandfather was a miner in Scotland. He was in a mine disaster which cost many Scottish lives. I find your comments repugnant.
2007-08-16 05:53:23 · answer #9 · answered by soñador 7 · 8⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is very easy to understand. At some point in your life you have to of had a family or at least one friend. Wouldn't it be more important to you that one of them was saved before someone that you didn't know or have any kind of allegiance to. The pecking order goes like this, family, friends, countryman, and then everyone else. It's not that the other human lives are irrelevant, everything you mentioned should mean something to all of us. Our own countryman should mean more.
2007-08-16 05:46:25 · answer #10 · answered by irish398 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋