For my last blog I decided to take a step back from domestic politics and focus on some international news. We live in a world characterized by globalization, so I feel that it is of great necessity that we understand what is going on around the globe. What happens in one part of the world no longer stays isolated, instead it produces a ripple effect throughout the world's political landscape. I would like to take some time to discuss something that I believe will have major implications on the globalized world. Thus, the focus of this blog centers upon the ongoing military conflict in the Ukraine, and the media's coverage of it.
One would expect that with such a world war inducing conflict, the media would be all over this. I shared this opinion until I decided to scan various media outlets over the past few days, and in fact found that only BBC had any mention of the Ukraine on its front page. Even Al-Jazeera's American website, a site that I deem to be credible, made no mention of it. Some of the other primary news sources that I checked were: Fox News, CNN, NY Times, AJC, and even the LA Times. What does that say about America, that our media outlets feel that such story should be excluded from the front pages? Is it not newsworthy enough? I think that the one year anniversary of a nations people standing up to corruption, as well as their current ongoing struggle, deserves some media attention.
As I browsed the stories that did make make the front page, I guess I can understand why it didn't make it on there. I mean, who wouldn't want to know about how well the new "Hunger Games"movie did and why exactly Kenny Chesney thinks that country music needs to change. The media gets a lot of criticism for what they cover and how they cover it, but they are just simply giving the people what they want. I am not saying that the media doesn't warrant some of the criticism given, but if the people didn't crave pure entertainment, the media may choose to focus on stories that actually matter.
This is a very instresting article. Garber points out, how's violence usually causes issues to be important to the american public. Yet, another idea Garber points to might suggest why such has remained hidden. Because Russia is stands in the middle of bring an enemy and an ally, the media might be confused on how to read the situation.
ReplyDeleteWe saw something different during the Olympic games, because criticizing the Russia government wouldn't come across as a dominant feature of American culture, but a focused look on the current situation.
However, international news has massivly been on the decline as conflict across the world has increased. Mexico, China, and Brazil are also having conflicts that has been violent.