Must it be that only
bad news makes headlines and gets on tv nightly news? A case could be made for that conclusion (because "bad news sells") since - as we know - news networks are in the business of selling their version of events.
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his author makes that point but also tries to correct coverage of the Louisiana floods by reporting on ordinary neighborly efforts to help.
"In order to be worthy of attention . . news media requires scenes that resemble a zombie apocalypse, not
scores of hometown heroes trying their best to rescue one another" by:
*organizing care packages
*allowing people to sleep in their homes
*fishermen running rescues
(cont'd tomorrow)
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