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From: phaedrus@eneevax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Western news media and the Third World
Message-ID: <57@eneevax.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 1-Feb-84 23:20:49 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb  1 23:20:49 1984
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Three cheers for ..!ihxq!partha (you did not give your name).  I absolutely
agree with you.  It seems that the two super powers think only of themselves 
when it comes to the consequences of their actions, and I think the cause of
this in the USA is the Media. Obviously I can't make any comments on the Soviet
Union since I have no idea of how their population perceives things etc.  They 
constantly portray Third World nations as complaining beggars, who are not 
really important anyway.  I really get pissed of at this type of provincial and 
ignorant (I know it's redundant) attitude.  I wonder if Americans sometimes 
don't care what happens outside of their towns.

I think however blaming the media is the same as blaming the people in a 
democracy, because the media serves up what the people will buy.  They are 
losing sight of what is fair coverage and what is not. Anyway that is the end
of my letter since I must got to get back to work.  But thanks for the 
interesting letter.

-- 


	Pravin Kumar
	{If you find the answer don't tell me; I don't want to know}
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