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Why did the Fort Hood shooting get more media attention then soldiers dying in Iraq?
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It's really about the novelty of the story. When the media does a story about Iraq, viewers expect that it may include soldiers dying, explosions and suicide bombings. News stations don't like to report the same things day in and day out, as callous as that may be. They want to be first with the top stories and want to give viewers information that they can discuss at the water cooler.
So when they're presented with something that doesn't happen often, such as the shooting in Fort Hood or even shallower stories, they'll exhaust their resources for that because people prefer what's new. That applies to news stories, children's toys, technology, etc.
The war in Afghanistan is intensifying and yet last month, there was more coverage over "Balloon Boy". It doesn't mean people don't care about lives lost, but they like hearing about whatever's the flavor of the minute.
So when they're presented with something that doesn't happen often, such as the shooting in Fort Hood or even shallower stories, they'll exhaust their resources for that because people prefer what's new. That applies to news stories, children's toys, technology, etc.
The war in Afghanistan is intensifying and yet last month, there was more coverage over "Balloon Boy". It doesn't mean people don't care about lives lost, but they like hearing about whatever's the flavor of the minute.
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