...on the other side of the world, but you do not feel it did it really happen...?
I find it appalling that on all the major news sites main pages, lead stories, and major newspapers did not adequatley cover (if at all) the earthquake that shook China Monday. The earthquake registered a 7.9 and lasted over THREE minutes. Most continue for only a few seconds, but three minutes at this magnitude is astonishing. I read the newspapers the following day to view the cover story not about China, but about Hilary Clinton and Obama's exhausting campaigns. Seriously, how long are these primaries. The coverage over this tragedy has been poor at best, and all the local papers can run with is Jason Giambi's use of a golden thong. Believe me I love sports, but I expect more from the journalism/newspaper industry.
But it is all the way over across the world....does anyone really care?
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
If an earthquake happens.....
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I have to agree with you, Chris. I said the same things to the people at work. To bring it a little further, there was the tragedy in Myanmar where a copious amount of lives were lost. Two days later it is stuck in the middle of the paper near the funnies. Hurricane Katrina was closer, and dominated the news for what seemed like a year. To answer you rhetorical question, if it did happen half a world away and doesn't hit close to home, no, we don't care.
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