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Decided this was too serious for the more flippant media board and it does fit the culture and society criteria.
My big gripe is Channel 9 promoting their special, 'Tsunami - 7 days that shook the world'.
This to me is another example of media cashing in on tragedy which in itself is bad enough. What annoys me the most though is the '7 day' timeframe they have decided upon. It doesn't refer to the event itself which took place on the same day. It does imply though that the world has been affected by it for 7 days but it is all but over. Correct me if I'm wrong but are there not many thousands of people still unaccounted for? Are there not still bodies being discovered all over the place? Are there not loved ones conducting fruitless searches in these devastated areas? Are there not millions of homeless? Will there not be further death as a result of disease and starvation for years to come?
7 days? Sorry channel 9, you can't put a timeframe on this event and wrap it up in a nice tidy little package with a bow for the viewers. The world has been shook for the last 7 days alright, but it will continue to be shaken by it for an awful long time to happen. This event is almost philosophy changing IMO.
So endeth the rant.
My big gripe is Channel 9 promoting their special, 'Tsunami - 7 days that shook the world'.
This to me is another example of media cashing in on tragedy which in itself is bad enough. What annoys me the most though is the '7 day' timeframe they have decided upon. It doesn't refer to the event itself which took place on the same day. It does imply though that the world has been affected by it for 7 days but it is all but over. Correct me if I'm wrong but are there not many thousands of people still unaccounted for? Are there not still bodies being discovered all over the place? Are there not loved ones conducting fruitless searches in these devastated areas? Are there not millions of homeless? Will there not be further death as a result of disease and starvation for years to come?
7 days? Sorry channel 9, you can't put a timeframe on this event and wrap it up in a nice tidy little package with a bow for the viewers. The world has been shook for the last 7 days alright, but it will continue to be shaken by it for an awful long time to happen. This event is almost philosophy changing IMO.
So endeth the rant.

