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  • September 28, 2007 at 10:12 am #1120781
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      djprocess wrote:
      I dont think its just that its deemed more news worthy this time round, but that the protestors are better organised this time and have better technology to get the news to the outside world.

      no thats just the bbc etc’s excuse for not reporting it. the media in this country is guilty of avoiding many humanitarian disasters. indonesia and tibet off the top of my head (hundreds of thousands dead). do you really think the bbc couldnt have been there reporting years ago if they wanted to? its not like they dont have the money. they will only report stuff they think people will watch, and monks facing guns makes great telly. cynical, but there you go.

      September 28, 2007 at 10:12 am #1141550
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        djprocess wrote:
        I dont think its just that its deemed more news worthy this time round, but that the protestors are better organised this time and have better technology to get the news to the outside world.

        no thats just the bbc etc’s excuse for not reporting it. the media in this country is guilty of avoiding many humanitarian disasters. indonesia and tibet off the top of my head (hundreds of thousands dead). do you really think the bbc couldnt have been there reporting years ago if they wanted to? its not like they dont have the money. they will only report stuff they think people will watch, and monks facing guns makes great telly. cynical, but there you go.

        September 28, 2007 at 10:37 am #1120785
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          no thats just the bbc etc’s excuse for not reporting it. the media in this country is guilty of avoiding many humanitarian disasters. indonesia and tibet off the top of my head (hundreds of thousands dead). do you really think the bbc couldnt have been there reporting years ago if they wanted to? its not like they dont have the money. they will only report stuff they think people will watch, and monks facing guns makes great telly. cynical, but there you go.

          yeah, you might have a point there.

          September 28, 2007 at 10:37 am #1141553
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            USE wrote:
            no thats just the bbc etc’s excuse for not reporting it. the media in this country is guilty of avoiding many humanitarian disasters. indonesia and tibet off the top of my head (hundreds of thousands dead). do you really think the bbc couldnt have been there reporting years ago if they wanted to? its not like they dont have the money. they will only report stuff they think people will watch, and monks facing guns makes great telly. cynical, but there you go.

            yeah, you might have a point there.

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