some of you may be aware that I do not own a TV.. or rather I do, but I do not watch’TV’…. i own i TV so that i can watch videos sent to me by Open University, but not terrestriel TV
today i was staying in an hotel and i tuned into CNN… and it made me mad
😡
while thousands died in S.Asia the media bopped about broadcasting shite…
CNN told me all about JOE who had his digital camera directed at some of the coastline in the tourist resorts…. and after a good hour of reporting on how the biggest tsunami in 40 years had hit tourist resorts, a few seconds was given to a man that had lost generations of his family… then CNN announced, in action movie voice over, how more could be seen at CNN’s website… not a mention on how donations could be made to aid agencies or how this was the biggest loss of life in the world in living memory… finally, today, 3 days later, we start to see some information about how to help
I think USE mentioned how the stucture of life in much of south asia is moulded by western policy and that this has been partly responsible for vulnerable housing and farmland
i was pissed off to see a running headline that the IMF claim they will do ‘eerything possible to help’ even though their own policies mean that many victims will be vulnerable to loss of land and without fresh water or infrastructure due to their very own policies
😡 😡 😡
G8 is coming to UK soon… make your opinion heard
