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The jab about the media is absolutely warranted. How many women are found dismembered in the US almost every day? There was just a case last week in NYC. The me

The jab about the media is absolutely warranted. How many women are found dismembered in the US almost every day? There was just a case last week in NYC. The media doesn't pick it up, but with Khashhoggi they did, because they care the most about journalists. I'm not saying that it wasn't horrific what happened to him, but the question was why was there so much focus on his case, and the reason is because the media loves to report on themselves over anything else.

paulryanrogers 4y ago
When a foreign government is suspected of dismembering a US resident it has more geo-political implications. Despite the fact that every grusome crime deserves equal treatment from the justice system.
- pessimizer 4y ago
  The reason that is true about Saudi Arabia is because nothing else that Saudi Arabia does gets any reaction except tacit approval from the US, and they paid absolutely no price for Kashoggi, either. Right now, the US is screaming about the veil right after recriminalizing abortion. Meanwhile: Saudi woman given 34-year prison sentence for using Twitter https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/16/saudi-woman-given-34-year-prison-sentence-for-using-twitter https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/16/saudi-woman-gi... Saudi woman jailed for 45 years over social media use, says group https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/30/saudi-woman-given-jail-sentence-for-social-media-use-says-human-rights-group https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/30/saudi-woman-gi... Saudi Arabia is imprisoning women while the rest of the world is not paying attention https://theconversation.com/saudi-arabia-is-imprisoning-women-while-the-rest-of-the-world-is-not-paying-attention-189928 https://theconversation.com/saudi-arabia-is-imprisoning-wome... These stories get a little attention from the press ostensibly because they're about speech, but knowing modern journalism it's really because they are about Twitter. Women getting executed for infidelity? Not news.
pc86 4y ago
Was the woman dismembered in NYC allegedly killed by foreign state officials after being lured somewhere? I agree with your broader point that reports generally like to report on themselves when possible, but pretending the Khashoggi assassination (because that's what it was) isn't particularly newsworthy is kind of silly.

paulryanrogers 4y ago

When a foreign government is suspected of dismembering a US resident it has more geo-political implications. Despite the fact that every grusome crime deserves equal treatment from the justice system.

pessimizer 4y ago
The reason that is true about Saudi Arabia is because nothing else that Saudi Arabia does gets any reaction except tacit approval from the US, and they paid absolutely no price for Kashoggi, either. Right now, the US is screaming about the veil right after recriminalizing abortion. Meanwhile: Saudi woman given 34-year prison sentence for using Twitter https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/16/saudi-woman-given-34-year-prison-sentence-for-using-twitter https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/16/saudi-woman-gi... Saudi woman jailed for 45 years over social media use, says group https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/30/saudi-woman-given-jail-sentence-for-social-media-use-says-human-rights-group https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/30/saudi-woman-gi... Saudi Arabia is imprisoning women while the rest of the world is not paying attention https://theconversation.com/saudi-arabia-is-imprisoning-women-while-the-rest-of-the-world-is-not-paying-attention-189928 https://theconversation.com/saudi-arabia-is-imprisoning-wome... These stories get a little attention from the press ostensibly because they're about speech, but knowing modern journalism it's really because they are about Twitter. Women getting executed for infidelity? Not news.

pc86 4y ago

Was the woman dismembered in NYC allegedly killed by foreign state officials after being lured somewhere? I agree with your broader point that reports generally like to report on themselves when possible, but pretending the Khashoggi assassination (because that's what it was) isn't particularly newsworthy is kind of silly.