Some of my followers were asking me why I did not blog about the Bostom Marathon bombing that killed three people and was widely covered by the media all over the world. The answer is simple: because "it was widely covered by the media all over the world."
Every single day since it happened, news reports here and abroad has talked about the incident incessantly. Expert interviews, historical tracing, background reporting, and even blow-by-blow account of the manhunt that followed has numb me into asking if there are really other countries in this world aside from the United States.
In my previous article, I said "Blogging was supposed to encourage bloggers in processing their emotions and their thουghtѕ as they write аbουt their experiences." The problem is that those emotions fly faster than floodwaters when I know that there are at least 150 women feared dead in Bangladesh this month when a building collapsed and not enough attention was given by big news agencies or social media networks.
There were no one-on-one interview with survivors in any Yahoo! page nor any expert or behavioral analysis on what could have triggered the building contractors to put up such a high-risk facility for women. There were also no news report on how the victims will be able to cope up with the tragedy and how their lives will be forever change by what they experienced.
The floodgates of frustrations and utter helplessness continue to flow when I learned that the Bangladesh disaster followed another previous incident that killed 100 people in the same country when a fire broke out in a factory that produce low-cost goods for American companies.
Three innocent people were killed in the Boston Marathon bombing, four if we include the suspect. In Bangladesh, almost three hundred loss their lives in the twin tragedies. Now, who do you think should get more coverage and detailed analysis among the media outlets and online resources? Let me give you a hint by posting the headlines of Yahoo! articles today (26 April 2013) that features the two events:
As I mentioned previously, "blogging οftеn involves reviewing a situation аnd discussing possible options in social networks. Whatever the blog is all аbουt, you can take a closer look at what is happening on the ground than you normally would and see the problem clearly developing in front of your eyes."
However, it seems that those who hold the power of the purse and information took too long to respond and have not mobilized the public to address the tragedy in other parts of the world. There are other countries that suffered much worse everyday than what happened to Boston, so why not blog extensively about them instead?
Every single day since it happened, news reports here and abroad has talked about the incident incessantly. Expert interviews, historical tracing, background reporting, and even blow-by-blow account of the manhunt that followed has numb me into asking if there are really other countries in this world aside from the United States.
In my previous article, I said "Blogging was supposed to encourage bloggers in processing their emotions and their thουghtѕ as they write аbουt their experiences." The problem is that those emotions fly faster than floodwaters when I know that there are at least 150 women feared dead in Bangladesh this month when a building collapsed and not enough attention was given by big news agencies or social media networks.
There were no one-on-one interview with survivors in any Yahoo! page nor any expert or behavioral analysis on what could have triggered the building contractors to put up such a high-risk facility for women. There were also no news report on how the victims will be able to cope up with the tragedy and how their lives will be forever change by what they experienced.
The floodgates of frustrations and utter helplessness continue to flow when I learned that the Bangladesh disaster followed another previous incident that killed 100 people in the same country when a fire broke out in a factory that produce low-cost goods for American companies.
Three innocent people were killed in the Boston Marathon bombing, four if we include the suspect. In Bangladesh, almost three hundred loss their lives in the twin tragedies. Now, who do you think should get more coverage and detailed analysis among the media outlets and online resources? Let me give you a hint by posting the headlines of Yahoo! articles today (26 April 2013) that features the two events:
- Boston victims face huge bills; donations pour in
- Boston Marathon victims vow to dance, to run again
- Boston Bombing Suspects' Mom Regrets Move to US
- Police: Boston suspects planned to attack New York
- Legal issues surround Boston suspect's questioning
- Doc Rivers won't use Boston Marathon bombings as motivation for Celtics before Game 3
- Workers pinned in Bangladesh rubble cry for rescue
- Boston bombings and a Muslim identity crisis
- Boston bombing: US Muslims react with fear, frustration, and new resolve
As I mentioned previously, "blogging οftеn involves reviewing a situation аnd discussing possible options in social networks. Whatever the blog is all аbουt, you can take a closer look at what is happening on the ground than you normally would and see the problem clearly developing in front of your eyes."
However, it seems that those who hold the power of the purse and information took too long to respond and have not mobilized the public to address the tragedy in other parts of the world. There are other countries that suffered much worse everyday than what happened to Boston, so why not blog extensively about them instead?
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