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From: welsch@houxu.UUCP (Larry Welsch)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Western news media and the Third World
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Date: Sun, 22-Jan-84 17:56:10 EST
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Posted: Sun Jan 22 17:56:10 1984
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I think the problem you are referring to is the one of
determining what is news worthy.  Good news, first, second or
third world is not as news worthy as bad news.  As any good
jingoist knows, wars sell papers!  Let's put it this way which
is more news worthy, war between Pakistan and India or a trade
agreement between the two countries.  This doesn't mean I think
its right, it means this is the way I perceive it.

				Larry Welsch
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