tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post4941648868850916081..comments2024-03-29T01:58:40.773+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: ForgottenYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-10879769361704336922018-07-12T22:24:46.431+01:002018-07-12T22:24:46.431+01:00I'm just not sure what the alternative is. I d...I'm just not sure what the alternative is. I don't think the media get "bored" with the story, as you say above -- I think they simply run out of new ways to frame it, explain it, develop it and help readers (or viewers) understand it. In fact, I think it's the media consumers who get bored. Absent a change, readers will not read the same story day after day -- "More War and Starvation in Yemen" could be a daily headline. Hence, the media move on to fresher topics until there's a twist or a fresh angle. It's tragic, but it's the nature of news.<br /><br />I also agree with some of your other commenters that it's MUCH easier for people to latch onto a story involving a few people -- or even one person -- than a story involving thousands. It's easier to see the humanity.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-53422105319752939922018-07-12T10:51:45.225+01:002018-07-12T10:51:45.225+01:00Because of Saudi Arabian blockades and non-co-oper...Because of Saudi Arabian blockades and non-co-operation it has I believe been exceedingly difficult for relief agencies to get into Yemen to make a significant impact.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-35946384717383753622018-07-12T10:46:21.647+01:002018-07-12T10:46:21.647+01:00What you say is so true YP.
These days we are led...What you say is so true YP. <br />These days we are led to believe that only the latest, most up to date news is worthy of our consideration, and preferably it's better if it has celebrity endorsement. If those events lack such backing then they sink without a trace. <br />I wonder what help, if any, "Children In Need" may have provided for the starving children around the world, and especially those in the Yemen ?Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-66564502295382747922018-07-12T09:52:55.165+01:002018-07-12T09:52:55.165+01:00That is a good point Ms Moon. The Thai boys in the...That is a good point Ms Moon. The Thai boys in the cave issue was neat and easy to understand.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-13485309688202208552018-07-12T09:52:02.208+01:002018-07-12T09:52:02.208+01:00Children are blameless but often victims.Children are blameless but often victims.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-60287518721255763792018-07-12T09:51:25.802+01:002018-07-12T09:51:25.802+01:00The news media seem to get bored with conflicts be...The news media seem to get bored with conflicts before moving on to something else but in the case of Yemen it is as if they have been told to simply ignore it.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-30174904836633359712018-07-12T09:50:12.558+01:002018-07-12T09:50:12.558+01:00The way the homeless and dispossessed are scorned ...The way the homeless and dispossessed are scorned is itself scandalous.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-5647313873586865982018-07-12T09:49:09.519+01:002018-07-12T09:49:09.519+01:00Yes. I suppose that is something Steve but it'...Yes. I suppose that is something Steve but it's not much is it?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-66762459793467708812018-07-12T09:48:25.111+01:002018-07-12T09:48:25.111+01:00That is the perfect modern day representation of &...That is the perfect modern day representation of "man's inhumanity to man".Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-67733629275845771572018-07-12T09:10:51.846+01:002018-07-12T09:10:51.846+01:00I echo both your post (which I'm ashamed to sa...I echo both your post (which I'm ashamed to say I didn't make time to write) and the comments. I would have been wider than Yemen though because we now treat with almost callous indifference the horrors that are around us all over the world. And it's not just war. I am reminded of a case which made headlines and sparked an intergovernmental row when I lived in New Zealand. An NZ student in Bali was the victim of an accident. The ambulance arrived but because he had no insurance nor a credit card it drove off and he died. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-56851895822211572832018-07-12T07:40:48.151+01:002018-07-12T07:40:48.151+01:00I agree, also sometimes we don't need to go to...I agree, also sometimes we don't need to go too far away from home...<br />Greetings Maria xMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525028325800849416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-71903278574444883442018-07-12T07:32:33.968+01:002018-07-12T07:32:33.968+01:00Having worked in the media, I'll say that this...Having worked in the media, I'll say that this is a CONSTANT dilemma in deciding what news gets covered. "News," by definition, is often and most superficially what's newest in world events -- just as the French word for both "new" and "news" is nouvelle. So events as they pop up are news. Sadly, events that drag on and on often subside from news because it's hard to keep the story fresh. We've seen it in Somalia, in Sudan, in Congo, in countless places. At least we're aware that there still ARE conflicts in those locations (and in Yemen) and I suppose that's something.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-11308420289301770032018-07-12T04:42:12.867+01:002018-07-12T04:42:12.867+01:00That final photo is so tragic. News of war zones i...That final photo is so tragic. News of war zones is just not exciting/uplifting and has become commonplace now. Awful. Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-48080429328912249172018-07-12T01:38:51.473+01:002018-07-12T01:38:51.473+01:00Point well taken. Children are mistreated in many ...Point well taken. Children are mistreated in many areas.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-70180021138736867972018-07-12T00:52:54.153+01:002018-07-12T00:52:54.153+01:00It is so much easier to concentrate on a few than ...It is so much easier to concentrate on a few than on the countless. It's human to do so but that doesn't make it right. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-68981070482907854322018-07-11T23:12:02.834+01:002018-07-11T23:12:02.834+01:00TO BRIONY, ADDY, KYLIE, URSULA, JENNIFER, ADRIAN &...TO BRIONY, ADDY, KYLIE, URSULA, JENNIFER, ADRIAN & JENNY. I have read all your comments with interest. Thank you for reflecting on this subject and for clearly grasping a sense of the dilemma I sought to illuminate.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-2018435692797465952018-07-11T21:20:02.624+01:002018-07-11T21:20:02.624+01:00Sadly, yes. There are so many people around the wo...Sadly, yes. There are so many people around the world who through birth circumstances alone have a very rough and short life. There but for the grace of *luck* go every one of the rest of us.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-49207387749285742002018-07-11T17:59:39.439+01:002018-07-11T17:59:39.439+01:00I like the Yemenis. Was sent to Crater Town for a ...I like the Yemenis. Was sent to Crater Town for a month and stayed for three in the late 90s. They are a warlike bunch but apart from a couple of minor altercations they were fine with me.<br />I'd still rather them kill one another in North Africa than come here killing us. <br />The small children will always die disproportionally as it's a desert. They could have used the oil they have to develop the place but would rather spend their lives fighting about whether it is Shiite oil or Sunni oil.<br />Provides plenty of work for the NGOs so keeps them occupied. Adrian Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09061432566298145837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-18465667418206768992018-07-11T14:54:55.303+01:002018-07-11T14:54:55.303+01:00Such an important reminder...thank you, Neil.
I ...Such an important reminder...thank you, Neil. <br /><br />I think about this sort of thing all the time. How many people suffer, nameless and faceless, all around the world. It's hard to wrap your mind around suffering multitudes because the problem feels too immense to grasp. I believe most people are good and would like to help but have no idea how. Think of all the people who have been praying and hoping that the Thai boys would be rescued--plenty of them would be glad to send financial help to other children in danger if it were feasible. I agree with Addy that too much time money and effort have been spent on wars and greed. If only a fraction of that went to humanitarian efforts what a better world this would be.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-27179857819824769332018-07-11T12:23:45.014+01:002018-07-11T12:23:45.014+01:00Of course, you are right. And thanks for the remin...Of course, you are right. And thanks for the reminder.<br /><br />There is a theory, recently brought to my attention by the Angel, that the more people are involved in a human tragedy the less the rest of us will engage. Hence, the photo of a single child in distress (think the famous Vietnam girl running; and similar since) will catapult us into more action than the barely imaginable plight of faceless hundreds and thousands.<br /><br />UUrsulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722046288685936851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-74403486239488280842018-07-11T12:10:39.081+01:002018-07-11T12:10:39.081+01:00I have started to comment here half a dozen times....I have started to comment here half a dozen times. Nothing I think of is adequatekyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-52776264233542955162018-07-11T11:50:54.466+01:002018-07-11T11:50:54.466+01:00Too true. Let us hope that the warm feeling of int...Too true. Let us hope that the warm feeling of international cooperation which came about in that Thai rescue will spread through the world and relieve others in dire need. Too much time, money and effort, not to mention bloodshed, has been spent on wars and greed. It is high time we all pulled together and did something good. ADDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018958238940897902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-2955181548347508022018-07-11T11:36:30.335+01:002018-07-11T11:36:30.335+01:00How right you are. I always try to look further t...How right you are. I always try to look further than the media. One only has to look back in history to read what we didn't know about and what was kept secret from the masses.<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.com