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re: Why doesn't the mainstream media have coverage of the floods in West Virginia?
Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:24 pm to WildcatMike
Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:24 pm to WildcatMike
It's been covered by the news. The area being flooded is sparsely populated. Sucks for WV but you can't compare these floods to Katrina.
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Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:25 pm to WildcatMike
unfortunately its b/c hardly anyone cares about WV.
small population plus nothing of note that draws outsiders in for tourism = media no care.
if this was 60 years ago when tv news was a loss leader it would get much more coverage.
but now?
the free market says covering whatever stupid thing Trump just said makes you that $$$ so that's where the coverage goes.
small population plus nothing of note that draws outsiders in for tourism = media no care.
if this was 60 years ago when tv news was a loss leader it would get much more coverage.
but now?
the free market says covering whatever stupid thing Trump just said makes you that $$$ so that's where the coverage goes.
This post was edited on 6/28/16 at 12:26 pm
Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:25 pm to GetCocky11
Here it is normally:
Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:26 pm to notiger1997
quote:
What won't be cancelled?
West Virginia's statehood?
Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:26 pm to GetCocky11
I got that beat by a mile and I went through it twice in 40 days.
Plus, I don't have 60+ people for the clean-up process. I had 12.
Plus, I don't have 60+ people for the clean-up process. I had 12.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:27 pm to WildcatMike
I've seen it on the news for the pass two nights.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:28 pm to WildcatMike
They have been.
Jesus Christ people want to feel so victimized. They've been fricking reporting about it for the last 2 fricking days.
Jesus Christ people want to feel so victimized. They've been fricking reporting about it for the last 2 fricking days.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:29 pm to WildcatMike
Not sure, my best friend from HS was from Rainelle. They moved back there about 15 years ago. They didn't flood but many of his friends did.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:35 pm to WildcatMike
It has been in every news segment I have watched on Fox since the flooding started.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:46 pm to WildcatMike
quote:
Thoughts?
You aren't watching ABC evening news. Well covered there.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:57 pm to GetCocky11
Whoa, that's Greenbriar?
Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:58 pm to WildcatMike
I did not even know there was a flood in West Virginia
Posted on 6/28/16 at 12:59 pm to WildcatMike
I've been wondering the same thing. Very little news on a devastating situation.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 1:00 pm to WildcatMike
What are you talking about? It's been on the nightly news several times. They did a whole story on it yesterday (NBC at least).
Posted on 6/28/16 at 1:05 pm to WildcatMike
Nobody cares about us poor whites from Appalachia
Posted on 6/28/16 at 1:08 pm to Dr RC
quote:
unfortunately its b/c hardly anyone cares about WV.
small population plus nothing of note that draws outsiders in for tourism = media no care.
Other than the fact that it's the some of the worst flooding in U.s. History with 20-something deaths.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 1:09 pm to WildcatMike
Only affects poor to middle income white people. Nothing to see here.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 1:10 pm to Tingle
quote:
The area being flooded is sparsely populated.
quote:
you can't compare these floods to Katrina.
Yeah, there are only a few hundred thousand people affected. Let's compare it to some flood that happened 11 fricking years ago that got lots of time on TV.
What an absolute arse.
Posted on 6/28/16 at 1:18 pm to JBeam
quote:
I've seen it on the news for the pass two nights.
Flooding has been at a catastrophic level for more than five days.
BTW, for the golfers, this is what Greenbrier golf courses looked like on the first day of flooding.
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