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Rainetoshame  ·  3889 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: US in worldwide travel alert on al-Qaeda threat

I think it's really interesting that terrorism within itself compared to most forms of destruction and murder has one of the biggest emotional impact to people we're not associated with. Other things have a bigger impact. We sort of care about that as a nation, but no where near the level as a terrorism act.

While I don't think it'll change your view, I simply think it's a neat prospective that no one talks about.

Rainetoshame  ·  3889 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: David Simon | The Koch brothers and The Baltimore Sun

   I think the structure of of NPR and PBS are pretty decent.  Because they're not totally funded by the federal government and not completely funded by their own donor base.  We get the best of both worlds.  High quality news and no ads.
Rainetoshame  ·  3890 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: US in worldwide travel alert on al-Qaeda threat

  There was actually a pretty interesting documentary done by BBC questioning the existence of al-Qaeda called "The Power of Nightmares."  I try to say away from the conspiracy theory esq. stuff, but because it was done by BBC I thought I give it a try since they're a reputable source. 
Here's a link the IMDB
Rainetoshame  ·  3890 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: David Simon | The Koch brothers and The Baltimore Sun

It sucks that journalism has to compete and be marketable even if that means that really isn't a viable option for the type of coverage they're doing. Even when looking at some "edger" media like Vice that have interesting stories, but till have to compete for a demographic that dictates them. I wish we could have more NPR and PBS esq. local journalism that was independent enough as a nonprofit, but because they do get some money from the government they can stay afloat in the current climate without having to sacrifice quality.