Haiti, Looting, the Media:
Haiti lies a wreck and yet the media still reports on "looting" taking place there. The image that comes to mind is of young toughs robbing women and children of goods that have been handed out by aid workers, but is that what is actually taking place?
Rebecca Solnit voices her opinion at Salon.com. It's worth reading. The media reports mostly what falls into its lap, accepting spokespersons' versions with little question. I learned a long time ago that the news media simply repeated about 90 percent of the time what came to them in the form of government and business news releases, usually without bothering to even do the most minimal of checking.
The people of Haiti are generally considered to be "black." Would the word "looting" be so easily attached if they were considered "white"?
Haiti lies a wreck and yet the media still reports on "looting" taking place there. The image that comes to mind is of young toughs robbing women and children of goods that have been handed out by aid workers, but is that what is actually taking place?
Rebecca Solnit voices her opinion at Salon.com. It's worth reading. The media reports mostly what falls into its lap, accepting spokespersons' versions with little question. I learned a long time ago that the news media simply repeated about 90 percent of the time what came to them in the form of government and business news releases, usually without bothering to even do the most minimal of checking.
The people of Haiti are generally considered to be "black." Would the word "looting" be so easily attached if they were considered "white"?
posted by Jim | 9:08 PM
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