It is also interesting the lack of coverage the Indian cyclone is getting
when the one that hit America at roughly the same time featured heavily in
the news here. On top of this there is the phenomenon of
hurricanes/cyclones whipping through the Caribbean mysteriously skidding
over the islands but missing all but the developed American coastline.
Rob
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From: David Wood[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 10 November 1999 12:07
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Subject: Re: Spatial parochialism
One of the things that particularly amazed me about the initial news
coverage of the cyclone, was that, in many of the broadcasts on TV
in
particular, there was no mention of where the cyclone had actually
hit,
other than it being 'India'. It was as if India was just some
nebulous
place a long way away, and we didn't really need to know that it was
Orissa
(or any more specific places) that had been hit. This kind of
media-encouraged ignorance of simple geography and the prejudices
that
underlie it are very worrying in themselves, in addition to the fact
that
there are many British people with family ties in India who would
expect
more detailed coverage.
David.
PS: I don't think it is spatial parochialism in particular that is
afflicting the cgf, though there are always issues with respect to
why we
discuss the issues or places we do - CGF at present just seems to be
having
one of its occasional slack periods with regard to any discussion!
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David Wood
PhD Research Student ('Intelligence Sites in Rural North Yorkshire')
Centre for Rural Economy
Department of Agricultural Economics and Food Marketing
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
0191 222 5305
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