Be A Witness

Think Progress writes:

In June, CNN, FOXNews, NBC/MSNBC, ABC, and CBS devoted over 8, 000 segments of coverage of trivial matters like the "runaway bride," the Michael Jackson trial, and actor Tom Cruise. Meanwhile, the same stations aired only 126 segments on Sudan.

Sudan, you will recall, is where the Darfur genocide, which has displaced millions and killed hundreds of thousands, is. But I guess that's minor compared to Tom Cruise's love affairs. Kind of like the tsuanmi which killed 100,000 or so, but more importantly disrupted some celebrity vacations!

American Progress has setup a website to allow users to send emails to the major news networks to demand more coverage of the genocide in Darfur. I encourage all readers to visit and join in the call. The home page also includes statistics about coverage at the different networks. For example, ABC hasn't had a story on Darfur in 16 days. NBC seems particularly bad. In June, a whopping 5 stories on Sudan, 352 on Tom Cruise. Now there's having priorities.