The death toll in Pakistan from the earthquake has climbed to more than 18,000, a spokesman for Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announced. CNN has not confirmed that figure. Pakistan is bearing the brunt of the 7.6 quake, which was centered 60 miles north-northeast of Islamabad. India, the disputed territory of Kashmir, and Afghanistan also suffered. Aftershocks continue to rattle the south Asian region.
I think reported more because they are getting worse and in most cases hitting the worst possible areas, Tsuanmi hit countries for example are some of the poorest places on earth and had no resources to rebuild the areas, Pakistan is not as poor but still needs help.
The UK sent in search and rescue teams yesterday and because of our historical and diplomatic ties with Pakistan we have promised whatever they need. America has also pledged help.
We should not forget that India and Afghanistan were also affected by this quake but I am unsure of the damage in these countries, however 1 girl was killed in Afghanistan.
Can someone recommend where I might find some news coverage of the earthquake? I wonder why CNN isn't covering it. It's been a busy day, so I have only had time to tune into the television trap a few times. Each time, I didn't hear anything about the earthquake, but I did hear mention of Katrina a few times.
30, 000 people are expected to be dead and experts are predicting that the death toll will rise even higher. Why is this disaster of no importance or interest to the western world and media?
Part of the reason for the high death toll is that many of the buildings are made out of cement. It just crumbles in quakes. It is so sad to think of all the lives lost.
CNN was covering it. Not the prime time CNN, but the other channel.
The last time it was an accident. I fell asleep on the couch, woke up and rolled onto my remote. It must have been at breaking news about the earthquake because that's what they were talking about as if it had just happened.
I turned it off, and rolled back to sleep.
Until I saw this thread, I thought I was dreaming about the Pakistan earthquake.
Was all very surreal.
Been reading the news lately in its various forms...I find for such an extremely sensitive person as myself, cable and network news are not something that are healthy for me.
Been reading this book "Fear Less: real truth about risk, safety, and security in a time of terrorism... by Gavin de Becker....some big mucky muck in the military industrial complex. He gives 4 guidelines for getting news.
Terror-free guidelines
1) Turn off the sensational, uninspirational, uneducational, privacy-meddling, death-peddling, celebrity-snooping, helicopter-swooping, flesh-eating, rumor-repeating, minicamtoting, fear-promoting TV news.
If we turn if off, then we can face the important question, which is not how we might die, but rather, How shall we live? And that is up to us.
2) Keep the Tv news off at least long enough to see-- as you will--that you're not missing anything, and that you are feeling happier, more courageous, more connected to the people you've chosen to have in your life, and, perhaps surprisingly, better informed.
3) Get your information in print. Read.
When you read something, you decide how scary or alarming or calming it will be. When you read what someone has written, you get the benefit of that person's having had a second to take a breath, a moment to think.
4) Get information -- don't let information get you. If you're interested in something, do research.
5) Talk to people in your life about world and local events. Tv news imitates human interaction, right down to the chummy banter, when in fact it is preventing human interaction. (hmmmmm much like a message board, perhaps? just a thought )
Well, I go for months without turning that trap on (I think that is very well known by some people here), but I was looking for a little further information on what I read about in the printed news. I'm in favour of people turning off their televisions. Gavin de Becker sounds like my kind of author. I guess he was just published first.
My question regarding the lack of coverage on CNN was really just to point out that something is amiss. Perhaps the reason why it isn't receiving 24 hour coverage has something to do with, well, because it just isn't western enough.
The people in Asia aren't rich, celebrities, brainwashed, superficial, must-have-it-all mentality, love me, look-at-me, worship me, pieces of plastic. In essence, the western media thinks they are boring humans and covering any devastation that affects their lives would just be crowding up the western gluttonous airwaves.
Individuals and whole countries offered aid to the richest and most powerful nation in the world when Katrina hit, and rightfully so. I hope the same efforts will be extended toward the "less important" Asians who are suffering now.
the_way_it_is said this in post #11 :
My question regarding the lack of coverage on CNN was really just to point out that something is amiss. Perhaps the reason why it isn't receiving 24 hour coverage has something to do with, well, because it just isn't western enough.
The people in Asia aren't rich, celebrities, brainwashed, superficial, must-have-it-all mentality, love me, look-at-me, worship me, pieces of plastic. In essence, the western media thinks they are boring humans and covering any devastation that affects their lives would just be crowding up the western gluttonous airwaves.
Individuals and whole countries offered aid to the richest and most powerful nation in the world when Katrina hit, and rightfully so. I hope the same efforts will be extended toward the "less important" Asians who are suffering now.
fuscia said:
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CNN was covering it. Not the prime time CNN, but the other channel.
We have two CNN channels in the states....sounds like the headline news channel was covering it.
If they can make money off it...it will be shown...our culture is getting addicted to disasters now...as if we weren't already...there will be enough fodder for that....
10-09-2005 04:33 AM
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