I think it can be a rather subjective exercise trying to judge which stories are getting appropriate coverage.
The JDL story seemed all over the news yesterday morning, to me. It was the top story on several news sites I visited, as well as CNN. It was the lead story in the Ventura County Star this morning. On the other hand, the story Mike cites below, about the last two Jews in Afghanistan -- this is the first I've heard of it and I'm a dedicated news consumer. I read the Web sites for the NYTimes, CNN, LA Times, the San Diego Union-Tribune, InsideVC.com and Washington Post almost every day, as well as watch several news broadcasts. This is the first I've heard this story -- and it sounds interesting. Sorry I missed it. H. -----Original Message----- From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 11:21 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Domestic terrorists There's a real question here of what is a lack of coverage. So far I've seen references to it on NPR, CNN, NYTimes, and a number of other places. Now admittedly I read a LOT of news sources but where's the dividing line between to little, enough and too much. For example, there was a terrorist bomb that missed blowing up the American general in Israel by a few minutes. There was also a story where he was quoted as saying how Arafat was just not trustworthy to talk to. Neither of these stories got to many (most?) of the American papers. I'd say that's to little. There was a story over the last month about the last two Jews in Afganastan and that they've been fighting each other for years. This story was in about every newspaper both online and off. I even saw it on TV in one of those 60 minute like shows. It was a big so what story but was everywhere. I'd say that was to much. This story has gotten to a lot of places over the last day or two and as we speak seems to be moving to more. I'd say its gotten out of the to little category. And yes, terrorism is lunacy pure and simple. At 02:09 PM 12/13/01, you wrote: >My reason for bringing it up at all was because I thought there was a lack >of media coverage. I've felt this way on a number of >issues including GW Bush's recent snubbing of North Korea which could have >serious ramifications in that area of the World (there >was almost NO coverage of this important issue). I also thought it was >interesting that people who have experienced the horrors of >terrorism are using terrorism themselves. I'm not saying that this does >not already happen (for example, British terrorists) but >fighting terrorism with terrorism is lunacy... > >Howie > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Michael Dinowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 2:02 PM >Subject: Re: Domestic terrorists > > > > <cf_cynical> > > Your reaction is exactly the reason why this story is getting the airplay > > it is. I'm not defending these people but there have been a number of plots > > of the sort swept under the carpet because they weren't "newsworthy". Now > > the media and/or government can claim that moral ground of "we treat all > > groups alike and there are terrorists among the Jews as well as the > > Muslims". To paraphrase someone "if the story didn't happen then it would > > have to have been created" > > </cf_cynical> > > > > At 01:50 PM 12/13/01, you wrote: > > >There are too many extremists in the world - that's for sure! And they > > >come in every color, creed, nationality under the sun... > > > > > >Howie > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Fleischer, Beth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 1:42 PM > > >Subject: RE: Domestic terrorists > > > > > > > > > > I saw it on CNN last night. > > > > > > > > I hate the JDL, horrible, evil extremeists. > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
