Ya, that is true, novelty or newness/ uniqueness.
But another aspect, apart from that.
As u mention CNN, FOXNews, ABCnews, of course they will cover more
domestic interest news event or happening, in this case a campus
shooting, compared to Al-Jazeera, or other Middle Eastern media.
This is the same everywhere with all media. Of course all media
will cover the news which are more captivating, closer to the
hearts of their audience.
Now but....
For a 'neutral' media........let's say....a media thousands of
miles away....a continent away...let's say...Singapore.
There is a problem in my opinion. Straits Times very much like to
mimic and channel everything the Western media say. Everything is
USA, USA USA.
I think it has very much become a satelite of USA interest.
Everything is viewed from Western and USA perspective, USA world
view.
It surprised me to see.....when the first day or second day of the
shooting happened......Straits Times simply copied everything, it's
like cut-and-paste. Re-parrot everything.
There was an article mentioning the Jewish professor who got
killed, 'heroically' saving students. There was also reference to
his Holocaust past and also how he got killed on a day which is
Hosh** something something, I dont remember, a Jewish remembrance
day related to Holocaust.
When I read that.....my thought was....my goodness.....why is this
relevant at all to the people in this part of the world, South-East
Asia, Singapore. How many percent of the people here are of Jewish
ethnicity. Why is Straits Times so dumb to simple copy everything
that the USA media has to say, including channeling and
broadcasting the views of the Jewish-controlled US media.
I was only slightly, very slightly, a little consoled...when the
next day or so...I saw a photo and coverage of Indonesian victim/
family. This is at least a bit more relevant for the Singapore
audience. But, it was only a tiny drop in the ocean, as I notice
most of the coverage still follow USA view.
Straits Times.......a very big disappointment.....it could have
been a very useful and powerful tool....as it is a dominant media.
It could have been an engine to change or promote social aspects in
Singapore. But what happen.....it's very
sterile....dysfuntional...simply re-parrot everything Western media
say...turning Singapore into some kind of 51st USA State.....really
such a waste. It's a shame.
Meat Pao.
