U.S. media coverage favors the rich over the poor

Opinion: While special reports covered 5 billionaires who tragically died in an adventure they chose to embark on, the death of 700 refugees at sea, who were escaping the hell that was their lives, got barely a mention
Tzippy Shmilovitz|
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It was a race against time and understandably dramatic. A submersible carrying five millionaires had disappeared. Media coverage included beautiful undersea scenes and reported on the millions of dollars spent by the military on the brave but alas, unsuccessful rescue efforts.
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But just one week earlier, some 700 refugees, including children, drowned in what was the worst refugee vessel accident in history but no one in the American media thought that was a story worth following and no military general thought to spend one red cent to save them.
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CNN coverage of missing sub
CNN coverage of missing sub
CNN coverage of missing sub
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The catastrophic event was barely mentioned, even before five rich guys went missing on an expensive and dangerous adventure, that they chose to embark on. The coverage of the two stories is an indication of moral bankruptcy.
U.S. media outlets have always struggled to cover international news that does not have an American angle and are embarrassingly enamored of the lives of the world's richest people. The obsession for ratings which ballooned since the appearance of social media prompts American news organizations to favor sexy viral stories.
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Refugees on the Greek - Turkish border in 2020
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There is no shortage of excuses but at the end of the day, there is no denying the truth. If you are poor, your life matters less in this world. And if you are a miserable refugee who is unfortunate enough to be drowning at sea, after your attempts to escape your hellish life, You can hope that before you freeze to death, some billionaire's yacht happens by.
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The refugees and the Active Measures
The Wagners are producing wave after waves of refugees in the Mediterranean area, Africa and Central America. Their Orbans. Trumps and Lukatchenkas are creating hysteria in their populations. The perfect storm drives voters to the fascist parties. And there are no visible countermeasures against the Wagners and the brothers in the kremlin. Ukrainians and Russians aer dying every day in full speed. Let us see action from the Bidens, Macrons, Netanyahus. Why are they paid to fail us?
UA| 06.26.23
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All part of "reporting on kidnapped blond female" syndrome
The article would have one believe that the writer has discovered America. Newsflash: America was NOT discovered by white European men. Newsflash: For close to 100 years American media has preferred to report on news related to the lives of fair-skinned and fair-haired White American citizens ... one study specifically looks into how American media reports the kidnapping of a blond haired female over the kidnapping of a non-blond haired female. So really it follows that the media would cover the "plight" of wealthy people over the suffering of indigents. But clearly the obvious needed to be stated again...so it is good the article is here.
A.P.| 06.26.23
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It has nothing to do with money
The sinking submarine is covered because it is interesting. I’m sure plenty of people died in car crashes on that same day, but that’s not quite as interesting as dying 20,000 feet under the ocean when there is a race to search for them. Similarly, when those Peruvian miners were trapped and then rescued, it was also an interesting story and covered wall to wall. Those miners were dirt poor. A bunch of Pakistanis trying to smuggle themselves into Europe doesn’t do much for the average American. It not exactly enthralling. Should they cover people dying of malaria in Africa. That’s more of a tragedy, but they don’t cover things because they’re tragedies. They cover them because they’re interesting
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