tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-800271686632855222.post3658496312908814338..comments2013-11-11T04:18:27.762-08:00Comments on The Education of a Prof...: Sept 11, 2011: Mixed Feelings and Media MyopiaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09723808973002610681noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-800271686632855222.post-84129451610703159402011-09-12T04:42:28.659-07:002011-09-12T04:42:28.659-07:00The media may seem myopic, but it was responding t...The media may seem myopic, but it was responding to public demand for 9/11 remembrances and memorials, and the viewer always has the choice to not follow, a choice I exercised for much of yesterday. And if I may play devil's advocate, ongoing crises such as disease, war and starvation are difficult to contextualize in news coverage for they are historic, nuanced and complex. There aren't often compelling visuals and audio they way there was with 9/11. And let's face it, the events you reference happen mostly far away to "other people." It's not right but I suggest developed nations and especially North Americans feel more sympathy with 9/11 victims because they seem just like us and many know (or know of) someone directly affected, plus the shock and suddenness of the event was so impactful. I wish yesterday there had been more grief and sympathy for the innocent Iraqi's who were terrorized and/or killed in the wake of 9/11. It wasn't one bad day, it's a legacy of pain and suffering.Alison DeLoryhttp://www.alisondelory.comnoreply@blogger.com