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Old 23-02-2011, 01:25 PM
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Is it just me, or is this title of this news thread a little disrespectful:

http://www.iinet.net.au/customers/ne...s/8215093.html

I looked at it, and thought.. wow! They've dedicated a story to the fact that 1 Aussie resident has died. Surely the 60+ NZ/foreigners that died are just as important?
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I'm sure that was just a side story.. I wouldn't read into it too much mate.

Most of my family are in Christchurch, luckily nobody has been seriously injured. Spent all day yesterday on the phone making sure everybody was ok.. so sad.. Christchurch is a beautiful city and it's just being destroyed. :-( :-(
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Glad your family are all safe mate, must of been a pretty frantic day!
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Is it just me, or is this title of this news thread a little disrespectful:

http://www.iinet.net.au/customers/ne...s/8215093.html

I looked at it, and thought.. wow! They've dedicated a story to the fact that 1 Aussie resident has died. Surely the 60+ NZ/foreigners that died are just as important?
Yep, sadly that is the way most news is reported. It's always the 'how many [insert countrymen] were killed or hurt?' line to get viewers/readers' attention. This isn't limited to Australia.
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I have have a couple of friends in that area - and they are fine thank god.

Just media being media - serving the audience that they get most ratings/exposure from - woulnt read much into it.

Personally - big thanks from all the aussies going over to help out and give aid - top work
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I found it a bit...wierd... in the placement of an advert in todays West Aus paper, full coverage of the quake, then down the corner is a Toohey's extra dry advert with the hand inside the ice box sticking out grasping for a bottle.
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Just to let you all know, those news feeds come from external sources such as 9/msn. AFAIK, they're not audited/reviewed.
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Apparently another quake has just hit Christchurch...............
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Just called mum. Apparently another building has come down and there is alarms going off everywhere + Loads of liquification. Fark that.
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