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Originally Posted by DanaC
I recognized the tendency to report primarily on one's own countrymen, in news reports about accidents or military engagements. I also think the distinction between viewing those deaths at an emotional level (and therefore with great sympathy) and viewing them at a political level is an interesting one and fits my own dualist response to news about the war at times.
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Who are you most concerned with? Your Mother, father, brother, sister, cousins nephews grandparents..... or some complete unknown from 1/2 way around the world?
If you knew of someone traveling in "country X" and then heard/saw a news report of an accident "country X", would your first instinct be concern for that individual? Of course! Thats why they report it the way they do. They are NOT implying that any one is more important than any other.