MediaGuardian (registration required) has a thought provoking article on the issue surrounding journalism and media in general and the way they choose which stories to highlight.
Large scale with visual eye candy disasters such as the Asian tsunami has pushed out other 'forgotten' emergencies down the press priority.
Already we see the (mostly right wing bigoted) press largely ignoring such crisis and instead concentrating on non-issues such as the Michael Jackson trial.
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