I think they likely pulled out because they were overstretched and Taliban was about to win anyways. And then they stole the Afghanistan’s funds which is what the cause of the famine is now. They literally have no money to buy food for their people because US robbed them.
Weirdly very little coverage about that right now.
It’s partly cynical geo-politics. And it’s partly racism. But IMO there’s another reason. The somalis don’t have good internet and ubiquitous smartphones. If they did, their story would be everywhere. News isn’t about journalists trekking into warzones anymore - it’s people posting their own footage and the internet picking up on it. Without the footage there is no news.
You can debate if it’s the most important factor but it’s definitely a part of it.
I think this is partly true but in a slightly different way. While the mobile phone uploads happen (visit Somali forums online and you’ll be amazed at the content-rich and context-aware uploads), the pickup of such is mostly limited to Somali spaces only. Media houses reaching global audiences don’t pick up on these stories unless their core audiences are affected or a story is too mainstream that covering it is strategic to help the media company and their country of origin shape global interpretation of the situation.
Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are the spaces where you’ll likely find Somalis (since we are talking Somalis) and rarely on indie websites.
The somalis don’t have good internet and ubiquitous smartphones. If they did, their story would be everywhere. News isn’t about journalists trekking into warzones anymore - it’s people posting their own footage and the internet picking up on it. Without the footage there is no news.
Exactly. Some people try to look for things to point at all the time and say, “Look racism!” while ignoring the fact that reality has a little more nuance than that.
Edit for additional thoughts:
Lemmy.ml wouldn’t shut down discussions about Yemen or Afghanistan. Why are we not seeing more coverage of these events even here? Its likely for the reasons you described unless lemmy.ml is racist too?
I think they likely pulled out because they were overstretched and Taliban was about to win anyways. And then they stole the Afghanistan’s funds which is what the cause of the famine is now. They literally have no money to buy food for their people because US robbed them.
Could be.
About the other thing you said
It’s partly cynical geo-politics. And it’s partly racism. But IMO there’s another reason. The somalis don’t have good internet and ubiquitous smartphones. If they did, their story would be everywhere. News isn’t about journalists trekking into warzones anymore - it’s people posting their own footage and the internet picking up on it. Without the footage there is no news.
You can debate if it’s the most important factor but it’s definitely a part of it.
I think this is partly true but in a slightly different way. While the mobile phone uploads happen (visit Somali forums online and you’ll be amazed at the content-rich and context-aware uploads), the pickup of such is mostly limited to Somali spaces only. Media houses reaching global audiences don’t pick up on these stories unless their core audiences are affected or a story is too mainstream that covering it is strategic to help the media company and their country of origin shape global interpretation of the situation.
Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are the spaces where you’ll likely find Somalis (since we are talking Somalis) and rarely on indie websites.
Exactly. Some people try to look for things to point at all the time and say, “Look racism!” while ignoring the fact that reality has a little more nuance than that.
Edit for additional thoughts: Lemmy.ml wouldn’t shut down discussions about Yemen or Afghanistan. Why are we not seeing more coverage of these events even here? Its likely for the reasons you described unless lemmy.ml is racist too?