LosMediasBlancas Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10934721/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 (edited) And now, because of the mess with the news media last time, every time there's a mining accident this year, the media will treat it like they would a missing young white woman. No offense to the families of course...but there are hundreds of people who die every day. Hell, there are usualy 30+ coal mining casualties per year in a good year. The only reason why this is a story is that the last one was a story. Maybe we'll get lucky and it'll focus some spotlight on the weakening of inspection procedures and safety standards within the coal industry in the last few years, but it's doubtful the media will even make that connection. *edit: sorry for the filibuster-style rant. Edited January 20, 2006 by Balta1701 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 I see your point, but don't all mining accidents that involve the possible loss of life make the news?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Jan 20, 2006 -> 09:45 AM) I see your point, but don't all mining accidents that involve the possible loss of life make the news?? Yes, but they're usually a 1 paragraph blurb in my LA Times in the morning a few pages behind the national page. Put there right next to the latest 2 car accident from Oklahoma and the woman in Michigan who poisoned her husband and son with milkshakes. They're not the biggest story of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jan 20, 2006 -> 12:39 PM) And now, because of the mess with the news media last time, every time there's a mining accident this year, the media will treat it like they would a missing young white woman. No offense to the families of course...but there are hundreds of people who die every day. Hell, there are usualy 30+ coal mining casualties per year in a good year. The only reason why this is a story is that the last one was a story. Maybe we'll get lucky and it'll focus some spotlight on the weakening of inspection procedures and safety standards within the coal industry in the last few years, but it's doubtful the media will even make that connection. *edit: sorry for the filibuster-style rant. Trust me, the more headlines that make the paper for this stuff, the more chance that standards will go up and they will be enforced to the T. The spotlight has a funny way of making sure that people are doing their jobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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