If it bleeds, it leads.
sorry dude, but it is a major international catastrophe which is causing a lot of life or death situations...
it is going to be the lead story for probably the rest of this month and maybe next, depending on how long the humanitarian crisis is ongoing....
At least they're not talking about Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib Abu Ghraib quite so much.
I don't do tv. I've only read what I've chosen to read about it off the web.
TV news sucks.
NO!
Do yourself a favor and just go away.
If the death of probably over 300,000 over a period of hours isn't enough to keep your attention, try Jerry Springer...
No you are not the only. The MSM picks a story and covers it to ad nauseum.
I agree, there's getting to be a "thousands still dead" quality to the coverage.
Definitely overkill. It's nice that we can be humanitarian but this mad rush to create a tsunami of cash for the victims is insulting to the soldiers who died in Iraq.
But like you said, it's out of proportion, especially when the virtually unreported systematic executions by the Muslims in Sudan exceed the tsunami deaths annually.
Scott Peterson's been convicted, so there's nothing else to report on. (/sarcasm)
I'm sick of the way the media covers everything
For those that are old enough to recall...was there coverage like this of the 1976 earthquake in China? It was about twice as deadly as the current disaster.
It's actual news. Not manufactured controversy or celebrity watching or some media-sensationalized murder or Bill O'Reilly latest positive reviews of the performance of Bill O'Reilly.
It's horrifying in the human angle and awe-inspiring in witnessing the unstoppable fury of nature.
No, you're not. Just because the media goes 24/7 on a story doesn't mean it's the most important thing happening. Apparently, the President believes the media calls the shots though, and he's forgotten our other important priorities.
Hey, WE'VE had earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, fires, etcetera . . . . Florida is still devastated.
Then I noticed that you've been a FReeper since 1997. Holy shiite! I apologize for even thinking of flaming such a distinguished member. ;-)
"Conservative commentators have noted that tragedies like Darfur and Rwanda killed more people but didn't get the coverage."
This is a very good point. Murder of blacks by blacks is not considered newsworthy by the MSM, regardless of the numbers involved. I guess it has to serve the 'agenda' to some extent, like an Iraeli soldier shooting a Palestinian teenager. All I can conclude for certain is that news has nothing to do with compassion or suffering.
Beats 10,000 hours of the "murder of the cute white woman of the week" coverage.
consider it a good opportunity to read some good books and learn more than television will ever teach you.
No Scott Peterson, no Kobe, no Rep. Condit, no Monica, no nuthin'. The MSM are too lazy to do any stories but the obvious and to dump on us Pubbies.
Michael Jackson's trial will get the tsunami off the air. Don't worry.
Actually I wish they'd cover MORE of the Tsunami victims and the relief efforts and LESS talking heads blathering on about opinions and Bush bashing.