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what is "very little attention" ? I saw it on CNN at a pizza place a few days ago. Not saying that people shouldn't talk about it more, but whenever somebody
by johnny22 16y ago
what is "very little attention" ?
I saw it on CNN at a pizza place a few days ago.
Not saying that people shouldn't talk about it more, but whenever somebody says something isn't being covered by the "main stream media" I can usually show otherwise with a quick google search.
Often it is just code for: "Why aren't people caring about this issue that i care about?"
Not always the case, I'm just tired of hearing people say that.
- gregory80 16y agoexcellent point, often that is the case. I should have followed up with more concrete evidence, but as jdp23 points out, CNN coverage was after the fact. As is my posting of this article to HN. jdp23 comment: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2110158 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2110158 It will definitely be interesting to see how long CNN and others covers the events in Tunisa moving forward. [edited for clarification]
- johnny22 16y agoI can't hazard a guess at the efficiency of their fact checking procedures,but they seem to at least try to have one.
- norswap 16y agoHere in Europe, it sure has been in every newspaper and every newspaper for quite some days.
- sterling 16y agoHere in Paris this is a huge story. In addition, Tunisia is a major source of programming talent for French companies - if you work on the web in France you are sure to meet Tunisians on a regular basis. Tunisia is very "real" place for us.
- rwmj 16y agoA former French colony too. https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/French_occupation_of_Tunisia https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/French_occupa...
- Ygor 16y agoIs it just programming or other fields too? I've been to Tunisia and was surprised that everybody knows French there, and I know there's at least one university with some good students, so it is not unexpected.
- delackner 16y agoA baseline comparison is all that is needed. If a story gets about as much coverage as any random fluff piece about a star tripping on the sidewalk, then no it is not really being covered.