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Just imagine if no reporters were there to inform the rest of the world of the disaster and bring the scale of destruction home. How much aid and money would be
by jrwoodruff 17y ago
Just imagine if no reporters were there to inform the rest of the world of the disaster and bring the scale of destruction home. How much aid and money would be available to Haiti then?
- InclinedPlane 17y agoProbably about the same amount. The aid and money started flowing before the first reporter set foot on Haiti. How many reporters do we need to tell us the same stories about Haiti? How many reporters in Haiti right now are actually reporting legitimately worthwhile stories and how many are taking part in filming disaster porn where Haiti is nothing more than a stunning visual backdrop for their hackneyed monologues?
- almost 17y agoI think you underestimate the fickleness of the general public. It probably wouldn't take more than a sex scandal to wipe all awareness of this from the public consciousness.
- InclinedPlane 17y agoI think you may be confusing the public consciousness with mainstream TV news coverage. A lot of things, even important things, happen in the world without being covered by the news media.
- almost 17y agoAnd the public by and large ignores them, which was my point.