Comments on: Letter From Thailand

By: Frida Simms

Frida Simms — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 23:47:46 +0000

It is very sad but some of the American television media don't care about other places around the world. No coverage about the situation in Thailand in the American television Media.

By: DC Loser

DC Loser — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 12:27:42 +0000

So is the letter in the article for real? Likely it is, but Steyn didn't do any research to back up the assertion. Pretty sloppy, but not surprising for an ideological article. Since we have seen the BBC has not ignored the issue, is an apology coming? I'm not holding my breath.

By: kb

kb — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 10:15:10 +0000

A search on the BBC News website on the words Thailand muslim violence since 1/1/2005 returns 479 results.Thailand muslim terrorism returns 485 hits.

which hardly seems to constitute ignoring it.

See for instance this story :-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4651711.stm

By: oenfdo

oenfdo — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 02:44:19 +0000

That Western media continues to ignore - no, avoid - this situation suggests that they have progressed beyond mere politicization of news and into the realm of moral bankruptcy.

You sound exactly like Noam Chomsky in his criticism of the corporate media's avoidance of a similar situation in East Timor.

By: Gold Star for Robot Boy

Gold Star for Robot Boy — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 01:01:00 +0000

Or, the media companies believe (correctly) their audiences don't care.

By: DC Loser

DC Loser — Sat, 23 Jul 2005 22:46:55 +0000

I have seen coverage of the religious violence in Southern Thailand on the BBC news on TV. Has there been any coverage in the American television media?

By: WRM

WRM — Sat, 23 Jul 2005 22:31:38 +0000

Moral bankruptcy is too kind. I would argue that it's nothing less than censoring the information in order to manipulate their readers. Oh dear! Did I say that out loud? DAMN right because it fits the facts.