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octoberlib

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23. Thanks for your vigilance on this, Cali.

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Mon Jul 8, 2013, 06:53 PM

Jul 2013

Agree completely.

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A plane crash kills 2. Massive coverage. A train derailment incinerates dozens, very little [View all] cali Jul 2013 OP

the corporate media does not approve of the Canada story Skittles Jul 2013 #1

Exactly so suffragette Jul 2013 #8

First answer is the correct answer. Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #21

yes it is. cali Jul 2013 #22

How many Canadian lives equal 1 American life? NoOneMan Jul 2013 #2

But no Americans died in the SF crash. bluedigger Jul 2013 #9

Sad. Now its about how many Canadian lives equal the back of 1 American Maintenance worker NoOneMan Jul 2013 #10

Honestly, I think it's about reassuring people engaged in (slightly) risk taking behavior. bluedigger Jul 2013 #12

I think I understand the media coverage. noamnety Jul 2013 #3

if it bleeds warrprayer Jul 2013 #4

except it didn't. cali Jul 2013 #17

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #5

10 people died in a plane crash in Soldotna AK onethatcares Jul 2013 #6

10 die in Alaska plane crash The Straight Story Jul 2013 #7

The elite fly. Coyotl Jul 2013 #11

So do normal people. Travis_0004 Jul 2013 #14

Elite is not abnormal. Coyotl Jul 2013 #16

There were not enough Americans killed. Scuba Jul 2013 #13

What you would be told if you called the Network and complained: truedelphi Jul 2013 #15

Wow laundry_queen Jul 2013 #19

Yep. truedelphi Jul 2013 #25

I`m rereading reply #1 and nodding. democrank Jul 2013 #18

What's strange is there was more American coverage of the Calgary flood. laundry_queen Jul 2013 #20

Thanks for your vigilance on this, Cali. octoberlib Jul 2013 #23

But but but to M$Greedia malaise Jul 2013 #24

Canada doesnt exist for US news corps ErikJ Jul 2013 #26

The reason the media are all over a plane crash is because they all fly constantly. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #27

I've seen the Quebec train crash covered everywhere. xtraxritical Jul 2013 #28

is DU "everywhere" ? burnodo Jul 2013 #31

NPR. Igel Jul 2013 #33

Dont watch TV or listen to NPR burnodo Jul 2013 #39

DU is not a primary source. We get it from SOMEWHERE. TheMadMonk Jul 2013 #37

No "disinterest" here. I was waiting to hear more about how it happened. MH1 Jul 2013 #29

You know why it's not being reported burnodo Jul 2013 #30

Yeah we are so ethno-centric and xenophobic gopiscrap Jul 2013 #32

It was wedged between a plane crash and forest fire deaths. Igel Jul 2013 #34

Lac Megantic's been topping or near-topping lots of international news for days Posteritatis Jul 2013 #35

Many people have a horror of plane crashes mainer Jul 2013 #36

911 gives all plane crashes top billing NM_Birder Jul 2013 #38