Two women reacting to the loss of a family member who died in the Kenya terrorist attack

Why Mainstream Media Botches The Coverage of Terror Attacks In Non-Western Countries

The way mainstream media covers terrorist attacks in the Western world versus “Third world” countries or the nations that Trump prefers to classify as “shitholes” is astoundingly biased.

There seems to be an almost barbaric approach to the messaging when these horrific bomb attacks are levied on the areas of the world, that have been designated as “commonplace.” In other words we are used to the notion that pain, suffering and death are the key attributes of Syria, Pakistan, Nigeria, Kenya and all the other territories that fall into that category — and so there’s a lack of general empathy from viewers or the dignified reporting from news organizations who lazily allow the graphic goriness to do all the work.

This infuriating observation prompts me to write about the vast differences in delivery when opulently romantic cities like Paris or Brussels are hit with the tragic reality of existing in the hell of activated terrorism, and how the utter violence that results in mass destruction and loss of lives, is systemically humanized with images of broken cities persevering in the bloody aftermath.

We’re also treated to the never-ending photo albums that depict human beings who inexplicably met a violent death.