tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9738873.post113821125766464824..comments2023-10-03T01:04:14.553-04:00Comments on squattercity: Forced evictions in Lagos make thousands homeless - Amnesty Internationalrnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115499862681364911noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9738873.post-1138377017155698292006-01-27T10:50:00.000-05:002006-01-27T10:50:00.000-05:00A few cynical but straight answers. Please add to ...A few cynical but straight answers. Please add to the list if you're so inclined:<BR/><BR/>--Because you can't sell papers or advertising or commercials with stories of governments and developers booting poor people from their homes.<BR/>--Because editors insist that these things go on all the time, and when things go on all the time they cease to be 'news.'<BR/>--Because the west doesn't really care about Africa<BR/>--Because, come to think of it, readers/viewers don't really care about poor people no matter where they're from. New Orleans is a good example.<BR/>--Because the problem seems intractable and there doesn't appear to be a solution.rnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01115499862681364911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9738873.post-1138373224577178992006-01-27T09:47:00.000-05:002006-01-27T09:47:00.000-05:00Very interesting...why does this not make the Worl...Very interesting...why does this not make the World News?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com