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Aerows

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3. Unless you are screwing the poor

Reply to TalkingDog (Original post)

Wed Nov 27, 2013, 06:02 PM

Nov 2013

the news media isn't very interested anymore. Oh, and if you are lying to the public, that is interesting news, see: Lara Logan, 60 minutes. Lying is apparently much more profitable than helping people on Thanksgiving.

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Hero Gamers donate 37,500 lbs of food through gaming. Media basically ignores them. [View all] TalkingDog Nov 2013 OP

Unsurprising Scootaloo Nov 2013 #1

I think it goes beyond that Aerows Nov 2013 #4

Well, I imagine there's several "filters" applied Scootaloo Nov 2013 #6

Praising donation tacitly acknowledges there is great need Warpy Nov 2013 #2

That's it. The corporate-complicit media must keep denial alive! nt valerief Nov 2013 #10

Unless you are screwing the poor Aerows Nov 2013 #3

Then they all became violent psychopaths because gaming REP Nov 2013 #5

my son was telling me about this earlier. PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #7

This News Doesn't Fit Easily Into Any On-going Narrative . . . cer7711 Nov 2013 #8

But... but... but... malthaussen Nov 2013 #9

thanking those gamers Skittles Nov 2013 #11

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Nov 2013 #12

They are afraid of such blantent displays AAO Nov 2013 #13

KGW got it nilram Nov 2013 #14

Did they do it for the recognition? Is recognition important to them? Am I missing something? cherokeeprogressive Nov 2013 #15

You don't think media attention would have helped them raise even more? eqfan592 Nov 2013 #16

and also serve an as example for other groups to do the same. n/t Whisp Nov 2013 #17

If I'm missing a point I wholeheartedly apologize but this is a story from early Nov and details cherokeeprogressive Nov 2013 #18

And now The Oregonian has it nilram Nov 2013 #19

And KATU... nilram Nov 2013 #20