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Posted on 8/15/16 at 3:34 pm to Klark Kent
My dad seen it all the way in Kazakhstan.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 3:34 pm to NYCAuburn
Coverage is based on the profile of the victims.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 3:36 pm to Black n Gold
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Not enough black people effected. Where is Kanye to stir shite up?
Not necessarily black people, but if it can be made into a larger political statement it will get more attention.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 3:37 pm to BabyTac
yea it's bullshite that it's not being covered more by national media
it's not even getting the coverage it should on reddit
it's not even getting the coverage it should on reddit
Posted on 8/15/16 at 3:38 pm to BabyTac
Every major news outlet in Houston has covered the flood event for a few days.
A quick look at any major national news outlet website will show that it has been given coverage.
The coverage may not be as extensive as some would want but it is being covered.
A quick look at any major national news outlet website will show that it has been given coverage.
The coverage may not be as extensive as some would want but it is being covered.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 3:38 pm to BabyTac
Weather channel is the only outlet broadcasting it 24-7.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 3:38 pm to JBeam
My post was a reply to the question of why it was important for it to be picked up nationally. Yes I realize that it's not the first to receive little nationwide attention. I'm not sure however why you felt the need to point that out.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 3:46 pm to BabyTac
I'm in Houston and I haven't seen much about it either, but the only news I watch is local NBC and they've had the Olympics. But even the news I've watched doesn't seem to give it the same weight that it deserves.
Honestly, if it weren't for Facebook and a couple friends back home keeping me posted on some it, I wouldn't think that much of it. None of the people I work with or associate with have even mentioned the flooding to me.
Honestly, if it weren't for Facebook and a couple friends back home keeping me posted on some it, I wouldn't think that much of it. None of the people I work with or associate with have even mentioned the flooding to me.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 3:48 pm to hawgfaninc
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yea it's bull shite that it's not being covered more by national media
it's not even getting the coverage it should on reddit
what does that matter? are you a FAW or something?
Posted on 8/15/16 at 3:49 pm to noonan
Barely anyone in my office in Nashville realized what was going on.
My co-worker and I are both from Baton Rouge and everyone knows it (he posts here too). I told our boss this morning what was happening and she said "I didn't even know it flooded".
My co-worker and I are both from Baton Rouge and everyone knows it (he posts here too). I told our boss this morning what was happening and she said "I didn't even know it flooded".
Posted on 8/15/16 at 3:49 pm to Brosef Stalin
quote:I was referring to the Fox News homepage.
They've been running a story on it every hour.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 3:54 pm to TigerFred
Is it just a coincidence that the worst flooding in history for many parts of Texas was just a couple of months before the worst flooding in history for most of Louisiana? Both events seemed very similar, just too much rain over a widespread area.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 3:56 pm to Tiger Ryno
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Coverage is based on the profile of the victims.
Meh. For things like this(natural disasters) it seems to be based on the death toll more than anything. I have seen a few segments here and there on CNN, though.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 3:57 pm to BabyTac
Do NOT read the comments on articles about the BR flood. Lots of morons equating these floods with Katrina and New Orleans (below sea level, looting, mostly blacks affected, etc.)
Posted on 8/15/16 at 4:03 pm to StrongBackWeakMind
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I was referring to the Fox News homepage.
quote:
Flood crisis deepens: At least 20,000 rescued in Louisiana as more rain expected
- Hundreds of pets rescued from Louisiana flooding
- VIDEO: Death toll rising in floods
three links on the home page...
Posted on 8/15/16 at 4:06 pm to NYCAuburn
It's there, just not prominent.
Never said it wasn't there and it doesn't really bother me that the national outlets aren't making a bigger deal of it.
ETA:
Only a couple links down from "6 things you never knew about left-handed people" and "Homeowner angry that cars keep crashing into his house">
Never said it wasn't there and it doesn't really bother me that the national outlets aren't making a bigger deal of it.
ETA:
Only a couple links down from "6 things you never knew about left-handed people" and "Homeowner angry that cars keep crashing into his house">This post was edited on 8/15/16 at 4:08 pm
Posted on 8/15/16 at 4:07 pm to litenin
Yes it is just a coincidence.
Many of the photos being shown on tv and through social media is just pictures of water everywhere. Many of us know those areas and what the areas looked like before flooding.
Once the water starts receding and the damage can be seen better and up close then I believe more will be coming out nationally.
Currently it is a busy news time with the Olympics and a bizarre presidential race.
Many of the photos being shown on tv and through social media is just pictures of water everywhere. Many of us know those areas and what the areas looked like before flooding.
Once the water starts receding and the damage can be seen better and up close then I believe more will be coming out nationally.
Currently it is a busy news time with the Olympics and a bizarre presidential race.
Posted on 8/15/16 at 4:09 pm to BabyTac
My brother lives in Boulder Colorado and called after seeing it on the news.
My sister lives in Portland Oregon and did the same so stop posting dumb shite..
My sister lives in Portland Oregon and did the same so stop posting dumb shite..
Posted on 8/15/16 at 4:14 pm to Tiger Ryno
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Coverage is based on the profile of the victims.
What it comes down to is that most of the country doesn't care about small town Louisiana. I imagine this is how the people in Mississippi felt after Katrina.
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