A very reputable news outlet in my country ran several stories a day about the sub. What happened?, Infos about the people, how much air do they have?, a story when their air supply actually ran out, …
The weirdest were two opinion pieces about the reasons why “we” cared and wanted to read more about 5 rich people than about a sinking boat full of migrants.
It felt really distasteful.
Clicks and money because people actually click on it. To me it was a boring story other than I was interested in why carbon fiber was such a bad choice. I learned something. I find desperate people doing while trying to make it to a better life far more newsworthy than someone dying while doing a voluntary hobby/event. Particularly when that event was risky.
A very reputable news outlet in my country ran several stories a day about the sub. What happened?, Infos about the people, how much air do they have?, a story when their air supply actually ran out, …
The weirdest were two opinion pieces about the reasons why “we” cared and wanted to read more about 5 rich people than about a sinking boat full of migrants. It felt really distasteful.
Clicks and money because people actually click on it. To me it was a boring story other than I was interested in why carbon fiber was such a bad choice. I learned something. I find desperate people doing while trying to make it to a better life far more newsworthy than someone dying while doing a voluntary hobby/event. Particularly when that event was risky.