January 20, 200620 yr 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, 200620 yr by Balta1701
January 20, 200620 yr Author I see your point, but don't all mining accidents that involve the possible loss of life make the news??
January 20, 200620 yr 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.
January 20, 200620 yr 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.
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