Falcon Heene Was Never In The Aircraft
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This whole charade is amazing. Not just because of the coverage it achieved in the US, but because the amount of countries which followed the story. A small boy was thought to be inside a hot air balloon in Colorado. And the world talked about it here, and here in the UK, here in the Philippines, here in France.
Fortunately, the balloon was empty and the boy, allegedly, was hiding in the family home's attic. The media have portrayed the family in question as being very media hungry. It seems the father has twice asked to be on Family Swap. When interviewed, the boy said it was all for a show. Was it a hoax? Who knows. It appears it was.
My take on the whole thing has bigger perspectives. I think it is a perfect example of the differences, injustices and disparities still found in our world.
Daily, children in the Middle East, Africa and India, die.
These deaths get little or no air time. Unfortunately, it shows once again that Western citizens' lives are much more valuable and newsworthy than the lives of non-Westerners.
It is also a monument to the Global reach of American media.
In my view, it shows us once again how the world is getting smaller, but only its rich citizens are worth knowing about.
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This whole charade is amazing. Not just because of the coverage it achieved in the US, but because the amount of countries which followed the story. A small boy was thought to be inside a hot air balloon in Colorado. And the world talked about it here, and here in the UK, here in the Philippines, here in France.
Fortunately, the balloon was empty and the boy, allegedly, was hiding in the family home's attic. The media have portrayed the family in question as being very media hungry. It seems the father has twice asked to be on Family Swap. When interviewed, the boy said it was all for a show. Was it a hoax? Who knows. It appears it was.
My take on the whole thing has bigger perspectives. I think it is a perfect example of the differences, injustices and disparities still found in our world.
Daily, children in the Middle East, Africa and India, die.
These deaths get little or no air time. Unfortunately, it shows once again that Western citizens' lives are much more valuable and newsworthy than the lives of non-Westerners.
It is also a monument to the Global reach of American media.
In my view, it shows us once again how the world is getting smaller, but only its rich citizens are worth knowing about.
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