Priorities!

[sabotabby]

Compare the media coverage of the whatever-it-is anniversary of Princess Diana's death with the media coverage of the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

Just sayin'.

P.S. Many of Katrina's victims are still living in trailers and not getting the help they need. You can help.

Comments

[reverendgraham.livejournal.com]

Well I don't know what the media is like up there or what you watch, but there was frankly a lot of Katrina coverage last week. Yes the Di shit is completely over-the-top today—particularly on MSNBC, which re-broadcast the entire funeral for some reason—but frankly the mainstream cable networks were covering Katrina so much this week I found it a bit tedious, especially coming as it did after Gonzo had resigned (which seemed to have been lost in the shuffle between Katrina and Larry Craig). I mean one can argue the quality of the Katrina coverage, but it's been out there all week. I'm not sure how much more you'd like. Honestly I'd like to see the MSM covering things we haven't heard about yet rather than reminding us of the trailers for the Nth time. NPR did a lot of good Katrina coverage at any rate. Again, possibly too much. But it was good.

[peterbilt-47.livejournal.com]

Maybe it's just the particular media I consume, but I've heard nary a peep about Di (did see a picture and a brief blurb somewhere, but it was pretty much a blip on the radar), and plenty of stuff about the Katrina aftermath.

What frustrates me is how little and how seemingly ineffectual the efforts are to get people to do something. Anyone can read the paper and speak eloquently and accurately about the ways the world is fucked up. But there needs to be a leadership breaking down a series of doable steps for the rest of us to constructively involve ourselves.

I mean, I should talk; it's not like I'm doing it. But right this second, I'm more interested in being someone else's indian in these types of things. Just looking for a good chief.

[sabotabby]

Well, the blogosphere (at least the corner of it that I read) has had non-stop Katrina coverage, along with analysis and ways to help. And no Di stuff, thankfully. Good on it/us. I can't expect the Old Media to provide concrete solutions, but perhaps it report on the relief efforts a bit. If there were any.

[sabotabby]

There wasn't here, as far as I can tell. There was some coverage, but it wasn't front page. I'm not sure why the Di shit is newsworthy at all. "Former waste of British taxpayers' money still dead"?

[reverendgraham.livejournal.com]

Of course you live in the Commonwealth. E2 is your head of state after all.