[lit-ideas] Re: rioting in Oaxaca
- From: "Judith Evans" <judithevans1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 14:12:32 +0100
Is this
> situation in Mexico being reported in Europe?
not here, Carol, insofar as I can tell. (Bad news from VOA:
http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-08-11-voa35.cfm )
Our "quality" papers were wall-to-wall Lebanon, now they're
wall-to-wall suspected terror attack/s.
here's an interesting if parochial (Brit-parochial) piece
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/politics/story/0,,1843559,00.html
Judy
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From: "Carol Kirschenbaum" <carolkir@xxxxxxxx>
To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2006 2:51 AM
Subject: [lit-ideas] rioting in Oaxaca
> Dear All,
>
> Last week I posted a query about female demonstrators in
Oaxaca, Mexico. It
> was based on a small item I (and Julie) heard on NPR--an item
without
> followup. Last night I watched the news on one of the Mexico TV
stations
> here (there are three of them, on non-cable). Now there are
"thousands" of
> women demonstrating against the state's government (their claim
is the
> election was rigged). Last night the demonstrators were
tear-gassed, militia
> brought out--the whole megillah.
>
> Not a word of it in the NY Times, though. How come? I can't
believe that the
> US audience wouldn't be interested in what's happening in
Mexico. Is this
> situation in Mexico being reported in Europe? Does it seem
worth coverage?
> tia,
> Carol
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