tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2913809749903445948.post4260490845693120493..comments2007-02-23T14:00:44.370-08:00Andrew Schnorrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15539646748703738697noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2913809749903445948.post-70579089524049170322007-02-23T14:00:00.000-08:002007-02-23T14:00:00.000-08:00Don't try to twist my words.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I would have cared about the story even if I'd never gone. People suffering is a reason to care. Additionally, I've always cared about the countries that the rest of the world forgets. It was the way I, and my family, was raised. It's the reason my sister went into the Peace Corps in the first place. It's the reason I've raised hundreds of dollars to help build wells in starving villages. It's the reason my mother worked for Habitat for Humanity in South Africa and is now volunteering in a hospital in Tanzania. I'm not tying to sound pompous; it's just that my family is.<BR/><BR/>I realize you're joking somewhat about the whole "occasionally choosing to pick up a story about America." Either that, or you're a master of understatement. However, I'm quite serious about the whole thing. That comment I made about Anna Nicole Smith? A quick Google search reveals that there are almost 6 times as many stories about her than about <I>anything</I> related to Mozambique. That betrays the principles that journalism is based on. Report what is important, popular or not.<BR/><BR/>Looking at the New York Times website, an article about how some alien planets have no water is about 6 times the length of the article on the cyclone. "No water on planets." That's almost non-news. It's like saying, "Building Doesn't Catch on Fire."<BR/><BR/>Alright, I'll get off my soapbox now, but try not to presume things.Andrew Schnorrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15539646748703738697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2913809749903445948.post-16182314359134254522007-02-22T19:42:00.000-08:002007-02-22T19:42:00.000-08:00you know a much better question would be,<BR/><BR/>if you or anyone you knew had never gone to Africa; would you have cared about the story?<BR/>think about it!<BR/><BR/>you point that America talks about its woes. well that because it hits close to home. just like Mozambique hits close to home for you. they're American Press reporting American tragedies.<BR/><BR/>oh and its not America fault that the BBC ocassionally chooses to pick up a story about America.<BR/><BR/>Don't complain about something other people do when you, yourself, are in the middle of doing it.Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14867948309493429429noreply@blogger.com