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Saturday 30 June 2012

Crime Report

‘Raped!’ that’s a Page 1 scream.
‘Charged!’ goes to Page 3.
‘Convicted’
is a Page 12 small-print.
Newsworthiness
is about economics
what sells and what sells less;
it’s a strange consumerism
that pushes blood-price
including its own.

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2 comments :

  1. P.L.J.B.Palipana30 June 2012 at 18:07

    THANKS MALINDA!

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  2. Too sad. The same ethic that leads the NYT to say they can't do nuance because nobody would "get it."

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