A Tragedy Less Telegenic?

Despite the unity slogans, the story of last week's terrorist attacks at the Taj and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) is the story of two Mumbais. The 60-hour seizure of the hotel consumed reams of newsprint and hours of TV time—there were narratives of shock, fear, courage, and duty under fire, mostly in the English cosmopolitan India is easy with. In contrast, the coverage of the equally dramatic, equally tragic attack at the railway station that ... Full Story »

Posted by Lewyn Li
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Subjects: World, Business, Media
Topics: Terrorism, India
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Posted by: Posted by Lewyn Li - Dec 12, 2008 - 10:46 PM PST
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Dec 14, 2008 - 12:00 PM PST

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Lewyn Li
4.0
by Lewyn Li - Dec. 12, 2008

The articles describes some of the terrorism victims in CST in Mumbai - the train terminus that attracted far less media attention than "posh" tourist locations such as the Taj hotel. The writer mostly tells the other side(s) of the story, calmly and with evidence from interviews. I recommend this piece because it brings out aspects and people of the Mumbai attacks that are rarely seen in the mainstream media coverage.

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Patricia L'Herrou
3.7
by Patricia L'Herrou - Dec. 13, 2008

this is important journalism as it captures a part of a major story not usually told. the story is told dispassionately yet effectively shows the difference in both the people who were effected and how the usual media differentiates in stories they tell. i'm sorry this picture of the tragedy doesn't have a wider media audience here.

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Glenn LaBauve
3.9
by Glenn LaBauve - Dec. 14, 2008

Because of the lack of coverage by other sources it is difficult to determine the validity of the article, but there is every reason to believe it is correct,

This reflects a problem thrpughout the world, where tragedy of the affluent overshadows the horror of thje underclasses. The bail out of the wallstreet barrons was rubberstamped, while preserving the jobs of UAW workers was lambasted and being charity.

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Stephen Selman
3.4
by Stephen Selman - Dec. 13, 2008

For a story focused on exposing a deficiency of coverage of the attacks at the CST, I was looking for more concrete examples. The images conjured of middle class masses laying gorgeous wreaths at the Taj were compelling, but I wanted to see that tied into mainstream media coverage and global media coverage. It is otherwise written with a strong sense of purpose, and is certainly a worthy topic.

This was a good article to read, revealing something I haven't given much thought to. However, it almost certainly could have dug deeper into its social commentary and been much more damning and effective.

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Kenneth Sibbett
4.7
by Kenneth Sibbett - Dec. 13, 2008

Of all the stories I've read about in the days after this most terrible incident , this was the most heartbreaking.

As usual, and it's not their fault, reporters seem to go where the affluent and scenes like the ones at the Taj Mahal are.unfortunately, the best stories are right in front of their eyes.

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