That is exactly why I did not watch CNN and followed news on the internet instead. All I saw on CNN was Americans this, Americans that, blah blah.
Whenever any Westerner is involved it becomes a big news. When a Businessman or Rich person or Politician dies it becomes news. No one cares about common man.
Three day 24 hour coverage for Five Americans? If all Indians were killed the news would have been broadcasr in "World news in a Minute" ...
Television coverage of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai exposed the weakness of the broadcast and cable networks in responding to major events over aU.S. national holiday, several media critics have maintained. They were particularly critical of reports suggesting that the cadre of attackers hadtargeted U.S. and British citizens. In fact, of 183 known dead as of Monday evening only 18 were foreign nationals, five of whom were American (three ofthem killed at Nariman House, a Jewish center operated by the Brooklyn-basedChabad organization) and one British.
** Ray Wadia, a media consultant andformer CNN International executive producer said in a webcast from Mumbaithat local residents who watched CNN coverage were disgusted by the emphasison Western casualties. "This is an attack on India and Indians first and foremost," he said, On the website of the South Asian Journalists Assn., one writer said that the news media ignored the horrific attacks on the VT train station (Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus), where the slaughter began and 90 Indians were killed . "A lot of innocent commuters frommiddle- and lower-income families were gunned down in cold blood, but I guess the news companies did not find it news worthy enough when compared tothe high profile Taj [luxury hotel].
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