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[MineralMan]

15. What's more important is whether or not there is

a serious investigation. That the national media doesn't cover it doesn't really matter all that much.

As for Boston, that was an intentional act in a public place. That makes it far more important as a new story, really. The story also keeps unfolding. So, it's getting coverage.

In this country, there are industrial accidents on a fairly frequent basis. Each one is investigated. The reasons why they happened are determined and lawsuits usually follow. It's not that interesting in general. Was this one somehow different? I doubt it. Most industrial accidents are not that different. There is almost always some negligence involved, which gets uncovered in the end, if you bother to stick with the story until determinations are made.

Bombings in public places, on the other hand, affect us all, since we're all in similar public places. That's why people are more interested in news coverage.

Bottom line is that it's not going to change, the news coverage I mean. It's simply not. If you want to follow the story of the Texas explosion, you can. Most people don't want to follow it, so it isn't in the news any longer.