has anybody heard about the suicide bombing in Baghdad that killed 70 people?
No? I'm not surprised.
I was reading The Australian last night and had no clue as well until I came to the second section of the newspaper under "The World" heading. Either I was blind, or there was no mention of the bombing whatsoever in the headlines or anywhere else except that one page of news.
Am I missing something here?
Here's what was on the front page of the news yesterday:
Telstra's plea for free hand
No school means no pay
Police fear attacks by fifth bomber
The London Blasts.
Yes, it was inhumane. It was terrible. It was shocking. I agree that what happened in London was wrong. But the obvious discrimination is even worse!
When the London Blasts happened on July 7, several Australian TV stations interrupted their programming to bring to the nation live news coverage of what was happening in England. The newspapers dedicated several pages to it for the next few days - news, photos, analysis, comments, opinions...nobody could escape media coverage of the London Blasts.
I mean, almost two weeks after the blasts, news about it are still on front page news.
What about the Baghdad bombing?
I can very confidently say that there will be no mention of it from today onwards. It killed 70 people. Certainly more than the London Blasts did. But all it warranted was an article in page 25 of the newspaper. I didn't watch the news last night so I'm not sure if it even got mentioned there. TV programming certainly wasn't interrupted, that much I can be sure of.
Have bombings happened so often in the Middle East that it no longer warrents as news?
Is it because it's in a "developing" country?
Or maybe it's because they deserve it? After all, it was their fault the war on terror started.
Oh no, wait.
Maybe, just maybe it's because it's not happening in the all important West where civilisation is and where lives are considered more important.
6 comments:
i go with "its so often its not news anymore" theory.
sigh.
The media is biased. Always was, always will be. Sad, but true.
Happy belated!
I've heard about it but they haven't talked about it as mush as the blast in London. It show that Iraq doesn't mean as much as London. :( It sucks!
Yes, Mel. It shows tt sm lives are worth more than others.
I get a little pissed whenever I hear the word "terrorism". Like how different are the "terrorists'" actions from the pp who bombed Vietnam and deprived the conquered natives of their rights during the colonial times?
It boils down to the choice of words. Terrorists vs freedom fighters. The pen IS mightier than the sword...
Have bombings happened so often in the Middle East that it no longer warrents as news? - I also think this is the reason. Or perhaps more that bombings NEVER happen in London and so it got major attention.
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