Frankly, I don't think this has anything to do with this being an American disaster. If this had happened anywhere in the world, I'd expect videobloggers to rise to the occasion and work like hell to cover it as best as possible. I don't know how many hours of sleep I lost co-editing the tsunamihelp blog last January. If it's possible to help, even if it's just in a small way, then we need to do it.
A major disaster is a major disaster, and I think we need to cut people some slack. The medium is at its best when it can actually make a difference. This is one of those moments. All of us who are covering the disaster have been very restrained in our posts, and I expect that will continue. So if you don't want to read something, please delete it. God knows I delete plenty of threads on this list. :-) ac Anders Clerwall wrote: >On 8/31/05, Andy Carvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>In general, I'd agree with you, Clint, but this is an emergency of >>unprecedented proportions. >> >> > >I don't mean to sound harsh or cold, and I respect that people want to >follow the unfolding of these events. >But not being american, I reacted to the "unprecedented proportions" part here. >I guess you mean "in america" or something, because I think what >happened on December 26th, 2004 was way worse: > >"The earthquake generated a tsunami that killed more than 150,000 >people, making it one of the deadliest disasters in modern history." >< http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake > > >Now.. Don't get me wrong here, of course this is a local event for you >and we all feel more strongly about local events. > >Thousands of swedes were killed in the tsunami (thankfully, no one I know). >Sometimes it feels like we forget too easily though. > >Sorry again if this offended anyone, I don't often do this, but >"unprecedented proportions" my ass... > >I hope they don't rebuild on the same location, because then you'll >have to go through this crap again. > >Have a nice day, > > -- ----------------------------------- Andy Carvin Program Director EDC Center for Media & Community acarvin @ edc . org http://www.digitaldivide.net http://www.tsunami-info.org Blog: http://www.andycarvin.com ----------------------------------- ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income households are not online. Help bridge the digital divide today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/cd_AJB/QnQLAA/TtwFAA/lBLqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
