tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12001852.post1584413907006242407..comments2023-09-30T08:13:42.027-04:00Comments on Measuring Days: Current eventsJaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14065742546421747652noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12001852.post-51115992604078507742007-04-21T23:47:00.000-04:002007-04-21T23:47:00.000-04:00Just an observation . . .Meaning absolutely no dis...Just an observation . . .<BR/><BR/>Meaning absolutely no disrespect for the pain and loss of the Virginia Tech families and friends--imagine what would happen if the news covered the bombings and shootings in Baghdad (or the murders in Turkey) with the same intensity. Imagine four days of 24-hour, emotionally-packed, interview-filled media coverage. The fact that I have had multiple conversations over the past few days with family, students, and coworkers demonstrates just how actively the media shapes our conceptions of what is and is not important and whose suffering really matters in public discourse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12001852.post-55249131285792016092007-04-20T13:25:00.000-04:002007-04-20T13:25:00.000-04:00What a different life our brothers and sisters hav...What a different life our brothers and sisters have in Turkey. They know fear that we don't. As for their deaths testifying of the supremacy of Christ...amen.Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07973998210740889051noreply@blogger.com