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minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 months agoAnother way to look at something is newsworthiness. If it’s something that’s super common, it isn’t remarkable enough to make the news. I don’t want to live in a world where terrorism is so common it isn’t even worth talking about on the news.
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoYeah 5 dead from a shooting at an American school is local news. At an Australian school it’s international news.
minus-squareexaybachae@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoJust to say it, I disagree with your idea of newsworthy. You are entitled to your opinion however.
Another way to look at something is newsworthiness. If it’s something that’s super common, it isn’t remarkable enough to make the news.
I don’t want to live in a world where terrorism is so common it isn’t even worth talking about on the news.
Yeah 5 dead from a shooting at an American school is local news. At an Australian school it’s international news.
Just to say it, I disagree with your idea of newsworthy.
You are entitled to your opinion however.