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The murder of a journalist should always be big news. They're directly fighting oppression and abuses of power. Also the investigation was not a show. It highl
by nickthemagicman 8y ago
The murder of a journalist should always be big news. They're directly fighting oppression and abuses of power.
Also the investigation was not a show. It highlighted extreme abuse of power.
The Saudis repeated changing of the story was the real show.
- boomboomsubban 8y ago>The murder of a journalist should always be big news. They're directly fighting oppression and abuses of power. It's almost never big news. This is far from the first journalist Saudi Arabia has killed for opposing the Royal Family, plus who knows how many Yemeni journalists have been killed over the past few years. >Also the investigation was not a show. It highlighted extreme abuse of power. The event itself highlights this, the investigation was barely necessary. The Saudis changing their story was a naked delay tactic that was likely coordinated with the "investigators." I'd love to be proven wrong, but years of watching the media only care when there's some strong US connection has left me too cynical.
- nickthemagicman 8y agoWell I guess I stand corrected. Just like the supreme court can't cover every case that exists, the media can't cover every story that exists. I guess they both have to pick the most powerful stories/case to cover that sets precedent and can be applied to other similar stories/cases going forward. Which is what happened with Kashoggi.
- boomboomsubban 8y agoWhat precedent had this set? That our allies have free reign to kill journalists unless they are American residents? And if they do kill American residents, they'd better prepare for a light scolding? As currently the bill to end US support of the war in Yemen was blocked, and it has been a whole three days since "coalition forces," or American assisted planes, bombed a bus in Yemen killing seven civilians.