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Lurks Often

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7. Because it doesn't get ratings

Wed Dec 31, 2014, 12:21 PM

Dec 2014

The media pushes the stories that will get ratings, internet hits or increase newspaper sales which lead to being able to charge more for advertising, which brings in more revenue for the company.

I do remember her name came up here and I believe in the news for a day or two after the initial shooting.

And when it comes right down to it, the murder or attempted murder of a spouse or significant other, unless it is either done in an unusual manner or is somehow more horrific then normal, rarely makes it past the local news level.

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Why Is No One Talking About the NYPD Shooter’s Other Target? [View all] niyad Dec 2014 OP

She wasn't a cop? Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2014 #1

no, she is only a woman. niyad Dec 2014 #2

And black... daleanime Dec 2014 #9

Bingo LiberalArkie Dec 2014 #33

Beat me to it. calimary Dec 2014 #53

i want to live long enough to see a Black Gay Woman as President randys1 Dec 2014 #38

are you related to methuselah? niyad Dec 2014 #40

LOL randys1 Dec 2014 #41

well, there are always miracles. niyad Dec 2014 #43

How about a Mexican-American Unknown Beatle Dec 2014 #66

Either or randys1 Dec 2014 #69

with gold threads on her prayer shawl edges irisblue Jan 2015 #76

Careful what you wish for dreamnightwind Jan 2015 #78

She's Gay? randys1 Jan 2015 #79

Pretty sure dreamnightwind Jan 2015 #81

If being black is a strike against media coverage, how are Michael Brown and Eric Garner explained? MadDAsHell Dec 2014 #64

Huh? daleanime Dec 2014 #68

A non-blonde dbackjon Dec 2014 #57

There it is. 'Irrelevant' in the Z case, 'not a danger to the public' in Sydney. Half the world... freshwest Dec 2014 #73

B/C then this case couldn't be used to reverse the momentum of public protest against police abuse uhnope Dec 2014 #72

They don't give a heck about her. SummerSnow Dec 2014 #3

Black Woman Who Isn't A Cop billhicks76 Dec 2014 #58

They couldn't blame this on a Dem, so for the NYPD, it doesn't matter...nt joeybee12 Dec 2014 #4

don't care about any of us librechik Dec 2014 #5

It doesn't fit the narrative they are pushing. NutmegYankee Dec 2014 #6

And people remember a good narrative. Octafish Dec 2014 #13

Because it doesn't get ratings Lurks Often Dec 2014 #7

I don't think that theory is entirely accurate. Jackpine Radical Dec 2014 #11

My post was not meant to be limited to this specific incident Lurks Often Dec 2014 #17

Well, I can think of easily a dozen spousal/significant other killings Jackpine Radical Dec 2014 #32

Agreed Lurks Often Dec 2014 #52

violence is entertainment here. Adam051188 Dec 2014 #8

Yes, exactly what the "news" had become, entertainment. mountain grammy Jan 2015 #74

Unfortunately, women being killed by their husbands and boyfriends is relatively common, Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #10

here: niyad Dec 2014 #14

because, if Men aren't threatened, the Men who run the executive boards.... BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2014 #19

I know, I keep forgetting how unimportant our gender is. niyad Dec 2014 #21

silly woman, don't you know we are too complicated for Men? Because we're not as smart. BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2014 #26

My God! .....Dildo stopped a war!! pocoloco Dec 2014 #62

????? niyad Jan 2015 #83

The novelty factor, poor ability to assess risk, and media sensationalism. Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #24

Ageed, given how fearful most people are of the cops, it is rare anyone does anything randys1 Dec 2014 #39

Rec a thousand times! progressoid Dec 2014 #12

thank you! niyad Dec 2014 #15

"Why is no one talking about" questions inevitably boil down to one thing. AtheistCrusader Dec 2014 #16

because hate speech, dehumanization, and violence against Women BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2014 #18

you are absolutely correct. how silly of me! niyad Dec 2014 #20

oh, and if they're Ugly, then who cares about them, anyway? n/t BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2014 #22

Also, no sense of humor.... now that one I gotta disagree with, mountain grammy Jan 2015 #75

..... BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2015 #80

Pick a single or make a combo; SamKnause Dec 2014 #23

how about, it happens all that time. Calista241 Dec 2014 #25

add that to the list....at the top. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2014 #28

thank you! niyad Dec 2014 #30

She is the wrong gender SamKnause Dec 2014 #31

K&R! blackspade Dec 2014 #27

KnR. nt tblue37 Dec 2014 #29

K & R historylovr Dec 2014 #34

amen. demigoddess Dec 2014 #35

Good thread JustAnotherGen Dec 2014 #36

Talking about her would not serve the RW and/or bigot narrative. merrily Dec 2014 #37

Yes, how could Guiliani and Fox blame Obama for this? Boomerproud Dec 2014 #55

Or the police force and union officials blame DeBlasio. merrily Jan 2015 #87

This story happens very often, all over the country. Chemisse Dec 2014 #42

and that is part of the problem, isn't it? the level of violence against women simply isn't worthy niyad Dec 2014 #44

Well that's another story. Chemisse Dec 2014 #47

actually, many of us have been working on that for years. niyad Dec 2014 #48

I know. People are doing wonderful work on domestic violence issues. Chemisse Dec 2014 #49

wow, thank you for telling me that. will have to see if it is available online. sad to think niyad Jan 2015 #82

There are tens of thousands of people shot here every year: QuestionableC Dec 2014 #45

welcome to du niyad Dec 2014 #46

Belly shot and he took her phone. She would have died if she didn't have the strength to go for help Sunlei Dec 2014 #50

they knew where he was for HOURS ecstatic Dec 2014 #51

you have quite a point. niyad Jan 2015 #84

Meaning this was really a murder suicide--with the suicide by police. Something suicidal folks do. McCamy Taylor Dec 2014 #54

Because she is just a black woman dbackjon Dec 2014 #56

We are witnessing the ramping up of this country's... Chakaconcarne Dec 2014 #59

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Dec 2014 #60

Because she's not dead? Or two cops? n/t bobclark86 Dec 2014 #61

Black woman shot by a black man...not nearly sensational enough for the media. nt MadDAsHell Dec 2014 #63

Excellent piece Tsiyu Dec 2014 #65

... shenmue Dec 2014 #67

Thank you for bringing this forth, niyad! "..that violence against girls and women is often an Cha Dec 2014 #70

Because the "Main Stream Media".. sendero Dec 2014 #71

Because she is "doing fine" - and the two cops are dead? maced666 Jan 2015 #77

as another poster pointed out, perhaps if the police had taken the attack on her seriously, niyad Jan 2015 #86

. . . niyad Jan 2015 #85