Comments on: Myanmar Death Toll May Reach Over 100,000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/05/07/myanmar-death-toll-may-reach-over-100000/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:53:47 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: cat http://www.8asians.com/2008/05/07/myanmar-death-toll-may-reach-over-100000/comment-page-1/#comment-65690 cat Thu, 08 May 2008 20:36:50 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1175#comment-65690 My heart goes out to those poor souls, but why shove our aid down their throats. If the government in charge doesn't want our help fine. We'll keep it to ourselves, and save it for our own next disaster. My heart goes out to those poor souls, but why shove our aid down their throats. If the government in charge doesn’t want our help fine. We’ll keep it to ourselves, and save it for our own next disaster.

]]> By: Moye http://www.8asians.com/2008/05/07/myanmar-death-toll-may-reach-over-100000/comment-page-1/#comment-65680 Moye Thu, 08 May 2008 17:10:56 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1175#comment-65680 Glad to hear (read?) all of your thoughts! :) I do see the news coverage but I'm probably looking in the wrong places. I just remember EVERYONE talking about the tsunami, both around me and online, and now, not so much. John, you bring up a really good point about the politics behind the Myanmar government. I only hope the foreign aid finally gets through. Glad to hear (read?) all of your thoughts! :) I do see the news coverage but I’m probably looking in the wrong places. I just remember EVERYONE talking about the tsunami, both around me and online, and now, not so much.

John, you bring up a really good point about the politics behind the Myanmar government. I only hope the foreign aid finally gets through.

]]> By: Jen http://www.8asians.com/2008/05/07/myanmar-death-toll-may-reach-over-100000/comment-page-1/#comment-65635 Jen Thu, 08 May 2008 05:44:45 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1175#comment-65635 The Myanmar cyclone disaster doesn't seem as big of an event like the tsumanis previously....I think the media has definitely been a bit more mum this time around. Maybe it too "similar" to the tsumani, as John points out? The Myanmar cyclone disaster doesn’t seem as big of an event like the tsumanis previously….I think the media has definitely been a bit more mum this time around. Maybe it too “similar” to the tsumani, as John points out?

]]> By: Biotech Boy http://www.8asians.com/2008/05/07/myanmar-death-toll-may-reach-over-100000/comment-page-1/#comment-65626 Biotech Boy Thu, 08 May 2008 03:04:21 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1175#comment-65626 I have to disagree with you, Moye, on this one. I think there is a lot of press coverage (I see it everyday featured in major news outlets). I do feel that the amount of coverage is proportional to the scale of the event given everything else that's going on the world, both domestically and internationally. I have to disagree with you, Moye, on this one. I think there is a lot of press coverage (I see it everyday featured in major news outlets). I do feel that the amount of coverage is proportional to the scale of the event given everything else that’s going on the world, both domestically and internationally.

]]> By: John http://www.8asians.com/2008/05/07/myanmar-death-toll-may-reach-over-100000/comment-page-1/#comment-65610 John Thu, 08 May 2008 00:51:13 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1175#comment-65610 I think the lack of coverage, both in the media as well as on the blogs is for a few reasons. The Myanmar government was not initially receptive to foreign aid and controls the media, so the images foreigners saw was limited to what the government provided. Additionally, because Myanmar / Burma is a tightly controlled regime, foreigners trying to get into Myanmar have been limited. Also, the initial estimates given for the death toll was less than 20,000, which is still too many people, but in comparison to the tsunami, is small comparatively. And yes, there has been a lot of coverage on the Indiana and North Carolina primaries this past week. But this story is starting to bubble up to the top. I think the lack of coverage, both in the media as well as on the blogs is for a few reasons. The Myanmar government was not initially receptive to foreign aid and controls the media, so the images foreigners saw was limited to what the government provided. Additionally, because Myanmar / Burma is a tightly controlled regime, foreigners trying to get into Myanmar have been limited. Also, the initial estimates given for the death toll was less than 20,000, which is still too many people, but in comparison to the tsunami, is small comparatively. And yes, there has been a lot of coverage on the Indiana and North Carolina primaries this past week. But this story is starting to bubble up to the top.

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