Actually I'm not even sure he's my cousin. My uncle is about 10 years younger than me, drug addict, loser, no job, and the girl thinks it might be his.
But it was just an example of some real local front page news. And how crappy most local papers are on covering anything happening outside the local area (Which isn't that bad, cause that's why they are local news papers). One really shouldn't expect their local news to cover every international event.
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TirithRR wrote:
Actually I'm not even sure he's my cousin. My uncle is about 10 years younger than me, drug addict, loser, no job, and the girl thinks it might be his.
See, I knew it.
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See, I knew it.
I'm a little confused. But ok...
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My hometown (less than 15,000 people) has a global news section in their newspaper as well. There was a section in their dedicated to the happenings in Somalia.
I will e-mail the editor promptly to inform them that they are taking valuable page space away from local issues that they MUST make a priority.
Edited, Jan 6th 2007 5:57pm by bodhisattva
I will e-mail the editor promptly to inform them that they are taking valuable page space away from local issues that they MUST make a priority.
Edited, Jan 6th 2007 5:57pm by bodhisattva
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You know, blowing stuff out of proportion like that only makes your arguement weaker.
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TirithRR wrote:
You know, blowing stuff out of proportion like that only makes your arguement weaker.
He's trying to bring it to the level of yours.
edit: Providing an honest example is blowing stuff out of proportion? What did you do, just flip to a random page in your "Snappy Internet One-liners" handbook and close your eyes and point?
Edited, Jan 6th 2007 1:02pm by Celcio
Celcio wrote:
TirithRR wrote:
You know, blowing stuff out of proportion like that only makes your arguement weaker.
He's trying to bring it to the level of yours.
lol
Sometimes an absurd statement deserves an absurd response
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All I said is that of the many thousands of local newspapers, international news is not front page. New York Times is an exception. That International news is not priority of Local papers. I never said they didn't have it somewhere.
How is that absurd?
And then you turn and say that all local papers must remove all non local news from them cause it's a waste of space.
Somehow both of those are equally absurd?
I'm sorry, I just don't see how they are the same.
How is that absurd?
And then you turn and say that all local papers must remove all non local news from them cause it's a waste of space.
Somehow both of those are equally absurd?
I'm sorry, I just don't see how they are the same.
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Some would call making an argument by placing absolute values based off limited experience on all news outlets and then trying to ignore and trivialize the numerous 'exceptions' absurd.
/shrug
/shrug
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numerous 'exceptions' absurd
Numerous?
I'm willing to bet there are many more "Random Small Town Daily News" than there are "New York Times".
A handful out of thousands does not make Numerous. Papers like the New York Times are the minority.
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You're not that not smart, are you?
Really?
Really?
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Why should a LOCAL newspaper cover INTERNATIONAL events
UHGMM I don't know maybe because it is news and they do have an entire section dedicated to world news. and that would be the section I would expect to see it front page there.
TirithRR wrote:
I'm willing to bet there are many more "Random Small Town Daily News" than there are "New York Times".
Editor & Publisher wrote:
Together, the top 7 percent of the nation's newspapers (105 out of 1,457) command 55 percent of the total circulation
Incidentally, "small towns" don't generally publish a daily paper. It's typically a weekly or maybe twice a week.
Edited, Jan 6th 2007 11:00am by Jophiel
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
The subtext of what's being said here, since it's apparently too subtle for some of us to figure out: ALL newspapers are primarily local papers. News magazines are the equivalent of a national newspaper, maybe.
As Joph pointed out, there certainly is a difference between a daily paper from a major market and the "Podunk Weekly Shopper" or whatever. Doesn't matter. The NYT is at heart a New York paper.
Ergo, local.
Edit: because "new" and "news" are not the same.
Edited, Jan 6th 2007 2:16pm by Samira
As Joph pointed out, there certainly is a difference between a daily paper from a major market and the "Podunk Weekly Shopper" or whatever. Doesn't matter. The NYT is at heart a New York paper.
Ergo, local.
Edit: because "new" and "news" are not the same.
Edited, Jan 6th 2007 2:16pm by Samira
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Samira wrote:
The subtext of what's being said here, since it's apparently too subtle for some of us to figure out: ALL newspapers are primarily local papers. News magazines are the equivalent of a national newspaper, maybe.
As Joph pointed out, there certainly is a difference between a daily paper from a major market and the "Podunk Weekly Shopper" or whatever. Doesn't matter. The NYT is at heart a New York paper.
Ergo, local.
As Joph pointed out, there certainly is a difference between a daily paper from a major market and the "Podunk Weekly Shopper" or whatever. Doesn't matter. The NYT is at heart a New York paper.
Ergo, local.
This was a nice effort, but I suspect it's going to take puppets - does Mr. Winky have any, by chance?
Samira wrote:
ALL newspapers are primarily local papers.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Jophiel wrote:
Samira wrote:
ALL newspapers are primarily local papers.
Hahaha you're right! I think they even have Goofus and Gallant on the comics page!
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Am I the only one who sees everything as a euphamism for penetrating the fertile crescent, and is then disappointed when you bunch of dorks are rambling on about newspapers?
Jophiel wrote:
Samira wrote:
ALL newspapers are primarily local papers.
I do my best to forget about that fishwrap, but you're right.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Africa will get itself together around the time we are tearing each other apart.
Bleh...
I swear, the rest of the world is a bunch of pansies. Back in the good old days, some country got out of line, you killed 1/5th of the population and told them to sit down, be good, or they'll loose their other 4/5th. We might have global super-powers nowadays that could wipe a country out in less time than it takes to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, but they'll all impotent due to their squeemish citizens.
Want to fix the problem? Drop a few a-bombs where the action is, and then tell them the one with the most people still alive can clean up the mess.
I swear, the rest of the world is a bunch of pansies. Back in the good old days, some country got out of line, you killed 1/5th of the population and told them to sit down, be good, or they'll loose their other 4/5th. We might have global super-powers nowadays that could wipe a country out in less time than it takes to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, but they'll all impotent due to their squeemish citizens.
Want to fix the problem? Drop a few a-bombs where the action is, and then tell them the one with the most people still alive can clean up the mess.
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Bleh...
I swear, the rest of the world is a bunch of pansies. Back in the good old days, some country got out of line, you killed 1/5th of the population and told them to sit down, be good, or they'll loose their other 4/5th. We might have global super-powers nowadays that could wipe a country out in less time than it takes to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, but they'll all impotent due to their squeemish citizens.
Want to fix the problem? Drop a few a-bombs where the action is, and then tell them the one with the most people still alive can clean up the mess.
I swear, the rest of the world is a bunch of pansies. Back in the good old days, some country got out of line, you killed 1/5th of the population and told them to sit down, be good, or they'll loose their other 4/5th. We might have global super-powers nowadays that could wipe a country out in less time than it takes to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, but they'll all impotent due to their squeemish citizens.
Want to fix the problem? Drop a few a-bombs where the action is, and then tell them the one with the most people still alive can clean up the mess.
Lets play the Zam choose your own adventure game!
If you are serious go to page 27 and GFY.
If you are trolling, go to page 63 and come back when funny.
ccstwocents wrote:
Is there a difference as to what is going on here versus what is going on in Iraq.
Yeah. Somalia isn't being invaded and occupied by Brazil.
publiusvarus wrote:
we all know liberals are well adjusted american citizens who only want what's best for society. While conservatives are evil money grubbing scum who only want to sh*t on the little man and rob the world of its resources.
How many is a Brazilian, again?
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