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Sunken boat killing hundreds overshadowed by Titan submersible coverage (www.nbcnews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah.

The awful truth is that migrants drowning on the sea crossing to Europe or to the UK is mundane. It happens regularly, so it's not news. A sub drowning near the Titanic is newsworthy.

News = man bites dog. Dog bites man = not news.

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