The Greek shipwreck was a horrific tragedy. Yet it didn't get the attention of the Titanic story | Arwa Mahdawi | The Guardian - 0 views
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Last Wednesday, one of the worst tragedies that has ever occurred on the Mediterranean Sea took place: a fishing boat carrying around 750 people, mainly Pakistani and Afghan migrants, capsized on its way to Italy. There were 100 children below deck in that ship. One hundred children. The exact number of fatalities are unclear: so far we know that 78 people have been confirmed dead and as many as 500 are missing
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hundreds of dead and missing migrants have failed to garner anywhere near the amount of attention from the US media as five rich adventurers.
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I’m not saying there hasn’t been any coverage of the Greek shipwreck. Of course there has. But it pales in comparison to the attention that’s been given to the Titan’s disappearance
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