Tom MaxwellJun 22, 2023
This reflects my feelings.
“Titan and Adriana are two vessels recently lost at sea, four days and 4,000 miles apart. The five men who lost their lives on the Titan have been getting wall-to-wall coverage in the media worldwide. Meanwhile, the estimated 700 who died when the Adriana sank off the coast of Greece, mostly women and children, have been essentially forgotten.”
https://www.democracynow.org/2023/6/22/a_titanic_disparity_in_how_the
A Titanic Disparity in How the World Responds to Maritime Disasters

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan All travelers, whether migrants or millionaires, deserve rescue. The global response to the Titan’s disappearance should be the model for how we respond to migrant vessels in distress.

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Show threadPaco HopeJun 23, 2023
@tommyyum I want to be careful because I’m not trolling. But this same thing is true of terrorism. Dozens lose their lives to a terror attack and we get wall to wall coverage. Thousands die daily from covid, or being homeless, or malnourished, or lack of health care and it goes unremarked. It’s not just a commentary on the subject of the articles, it’s revealing editorial choices and what certain people think deserves coverage.
Show threadDan

@paco @tommyyum it's the same with transport accidents...
4 people die in a train crash here and it was headline news for weeks. (was the first fatal crash since 2007)

A similar number of motorists die every single day in vehicle collisions but it barely makes news unless it causes majorly traffic disruption

Jun 23, 2023 at 12:55pmWeb