Comments on: The top news story in the world? http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/07/the-top-news-story-in-the-world/ Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:05:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/07/the-top-news-story-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-65524 Andisheh Nouraee Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:39:36 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/07/the-top-news-story-in-the-world/#comment-65524 You're right, Boomer. What kind of nutjob accuses the employer of Nancy Grace of exploiting attractive female victims for ratings? Only a crazy man could conceive of such a thing. You’re right, Boomer.

What kind of nutjob accuses the employer of Nancy Grace of exploiting attractive female victims for ratings?

Only a crazy man could conceive of such a thing.

]]> By: Boomer http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/07/the-top-news-story-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-65522 Boomer Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:41:29 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/07/the-top-news-story-in-the-world/#comment-65522 "Do you honestly think it’d be top story on CNN.com if she was not an attractive white woman?" She was the President of the Student body at UNC. So there's a very good chance that it would still be the top story on CNN.com whether she had been White, Latino, Asian, Black etc. You've got some serious issues, Dude. And you're obviously projecting them onto this story because she was "pretty" "blond" and "white". Boomer “Do you honestly think it’d be top story on CNN.com if she was not an attractive white woman?”

She was the President of the Student body at UNC. So there’s a very good chance that it would still be the top story on CNN.com whether she had been White, Latino, Asian, Black etc.

You’ve got some serious issues, Dude. And you’re obviously projecting them onto this story because she was “pretty” “blond” and “white”.

Boomer

]]> By: mack nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/07/the-top-news-story-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-65443 mack nouraee Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:01:22 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/07/the-top-news-story-in-the-world/#comment-65443 I agree with the fifth paragraph completely. He speaks for me too. I agree with the fifth paragraph completely. He speaks for me too.

]]> By: Brian http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/07/the-top-news-story-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-65389 Brian Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:27:53 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/07/the-top-news-story-in-the-world/#comment-65389 Yes, I think if the president of the student body and a member of the board of trustees at UNC-Chapel Hill (or any other top tier college in the U.S.) was murdered, it would be a top story, whether the person was male, female, white, black, native american, etc. Note that there is not a story about the young woman from Auburn on the CNN page, and she was also an "attractive white woman." Note that it is no longer a top story, but is the fifth most popular story of the day. I don't know how long that they held it in the top spot. Overall, I feel silly debating this as it is a tragic event and I don't want to belittle or add to any controversy surrounding it, however minor. Yes, I think if the president of the student body and a member of the board of trustees at UNC-Chapel Hill (or any other top tier college in the U.S.) was murdered, it would be a top story, whether the person was male, female, white, black, native american, etc.

Note that there is not a story about the young woman from Auburn on the CNN page, and she was also an “attractive white woman.”

Note that it is no longer a top story, but is the fifth most popular story of the day. I don’t know how long that they held it in the top spot.

Overall, I feel silly debating this as it is a tragic event and I don’t want to belittle or add to any controversy surrounding it, however minor.

]]> By: Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/07/the-top-news-story-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-65388 Andisheh Nouraee Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:00:23 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/07/the-top-news-story-in-the-world/#comment-65388 Brian -- I didn't say it's not important news. I'm not even saying it's not front-page news. Do you honestly think it'd be top story on CNN.com if she was not an attractive white woman? Andy Brian –

I didn’t say it’s not important news. I’m not even saying it’s not front-page news.

Do you honestly think it’d be top story on CNN.com if she was not an attractive white woman?

Andy

]]> By: Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/07/the-top-news-story-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-65387 Thomas Wheatley Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:56:40 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/07/the-top-news-story-in-the-world/#comment-65387 @Louise Bryant Park Huh? @Louise Bryant Park

Huh?

]]> By: Louise Bryant Park http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/07/the-top-news-story-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-65379 Louise Bryant Park Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:03:33 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/07/the-top-news-story-in-the-world/#comment-65379 And if Eve Carson had once been quoted as saying Andisheh Nouraee was a non-ridiculous writer this whiney little blog post would never have happened either. And if Eve Carson had once been quoted as saying Andisheh Nouraee was a non-ridiculous writer this whiney little blog post would never have happened either.

]]> By: Dale http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/07/the-top-news-story-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-65375 Dale Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:57:21 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/07/the-top-news-story-in-the-world/#comment-65375 and that merits world wide coverage on the CNN homepage? and that merits world wide coverage on the CNN homepage?

]]> By: Brian http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/07/the-top-news-story-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-65372 Brian Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:49:05 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/07/the-top-news-story-in-the-world/#comment-65372 She was the student body president at one of the top institutions of higher education in the world. Kind of elevates this beyond the old "pretty white girl gets all the publicity" agument, huh? I'm guessing if the student body president at Harvard, Duke, UNC, Yale, Stanford etc. were brutally murdered, it would be covered, regardless of race. Nice try. She was the student body president at one of the top institutions of higher education in the world. Kind of elevates this beyond the old “pretty white girl gets all the publicity” agument, huh?

I’m guessing if the student body president at Harvard, Duke, UNC, Yale, Stanford etc. were brutally murdered, it would be covered, regardless of race. Nice try.

]]> By: Dale http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/07/the-top-news-story-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-65366 Dale Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:21:38 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/03/07/the-top-news-story-in-the-world/#comment-65366 I forgot to add that she became an ex soon after that and I began to get more and more cynical about the media. I forgot to add that she became an ex soon after that and I began to get more and more cynical about the media.

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