Unacceptable! Japanese TV will not report Paris attack - General

[hd]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EQk0T9e2i8[/hd] What the fuck, Japan...

are news agencies obligated to report on everything? i don't see the point

So if you were a Frenchman living in Japan, only watching TV and not browsing the web, you would have no idea of what was going on. It's bullshit... [editline]14th November 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=Giraffen93;49114821]are news agencies obligated to report on everything? i don't see the point[/QUOTE] If you were living in Japan and there was a terrorist attack in Sweden, it'd be *really fucking nice* to simply turn on the TV and watch a live stream, instead of opening Twitter or browsing the web, catching up on what's going on, don't you think?

[QUOTE=Pretiacruento;49114822]If you were living in Japan and there was a terrorist attack in Sweden, it'd be *really fucking nice* to simply turn on the TV and watch a live stream, instead of opening Twitter or browsing the web, catching up on what's going on, don't you think?[/QUOTE] i never watch tv because of all the bullshit, i use my regular sources of news that are always local

Not Japan but the west doesn't exactly give round the clock coverage to knife attacks in China with hundreds of deaths.

They probably don't have correspondents in France, maybe? No deals with other news channels to use their footage? Maybe it's the same thing as we do when there's terrorist attacks in other places, the Thailand bombing earlier this year was barely reported

[QUOTE=Giraffen93;49114821]are news agencies obligated to report on everything? i don't see the point[/QUOTE] Are you really this thick-headed? Ofcourse they don't have to report everything, but if a news station didn't report on what happened in Paris, you bet that station isn't worth watching in the modern world.

[QUOTE=Tudd;49114860]Are you really this thick-headed? Ofcourse they don't have to report everything, but if a news station didn't report on what happened in Paris, you bet that station isn't worth watching in the modern world.[/QUOTE] My point exactly. This is Japan, a first world country we're talking about. [editline]14th November 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=Giraffen93;49114843]i never watch tv because of all the bullshit, i use my regular sources of news that are always local[/QUOTE] There really is no bullshit going on, when all you need to watch is a cameraman streaming live footage (as in: unedited, bullshit-free) of the event.

Kinda dickish to assume channels that had ads at the time weren't talking about Paris. I would rather find out if this is true or not from another source. Or maybe as stated before, maybe Japan doesn't have any correspondents over there.

[QUOTE=Pretiacruento;49114883]There really is no bullshit going on, when all you need to watch is a cameraman streaming live footage (as in: unedited, bullshit-free) of the event.[/QUOTE] with ads all the time, shitty tv shows, and having to chime in on a specific time every day for the news? i'll stick to the web i'll betcha none of the channels here are showing these news 24/7

Good. As bad as these attacks are, I get it, something bad happened. I don't want to hear all day about people being hurt and dieing. [editline]14th November 2015[/editline] Oh, by the way, they are reporting on it, just in their regular news broadcast rather than interrupting other programs.

They are not obligated to report this, kinda weird move, sure. Honestly there are so many terrorist attacks, crimes and catastrophes happening in the world that don't get reported or just get a short mention I fail to see why anyone should get mad. Especially since their is [url=https://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1493602&p=49111646&viewfull=1#post49111646]some shit[/url] happening on their own ground at the moment.

Yeah this guy fails to understand that an earthquake just occurred off the coast of Japan. I think it's safe to say they've got bigger things to worry about than some terrorist bullshit in some other country.

who gives a shit [editline]14th November 2015[/editline] i didn't hear about the attacks on TV, and i'm sure that japanese TV has the right to show other things, or not show it immediately. i bet recap news shows are talking about it however.

[QUOTE=Pretiacruento;49114883]My point exactly. This is Japan, a first world country we're talking about.[/QUOTE] I don't get what Japan being a "first world country" has to do with anything?

[QUOTE=Rangergxi;49114855]Not Japan but the west doesn't exactly give round the clock coverage to [B]knife attacks[/B] in China with[B] hundreds of deaths[/B].[/QUOTE] wait, what?

Also is he really complaining about the lack of coverage like 12 hours after the attack started? Wtf, just be patient. Maybe there was a short "breaking news" thing about it and he just missed it.

[QUOTE=Rangergxi;49114855]Not Japan but the west doesn't exactly give round the clock coverage to knife attacks in China with hundreds of deaths.[/QUOTE] Yup, just like less than two months ago 50 coalmines got their throats cut in a terrorist attack. Hardly saw any coverage at all.

lmao i saw the news on several channels, you can bet your ass its being reported

You know the very first thing I think when an awful terrorist attack happens? Who isn't covering this story hard enough? Because Paris exploding just isn't enough drama for me, and I need more scapegoats. A bunch of people got their shit blown up in bombings in Beirut, is this guy complaining that French TV isn't covering that? I'm betting not. I'm quickly losing patience with first world internet problems.

Japan has their own problems to deal with. I mean come'on, they just got with another earthquake

[QUOTE=Pretiacruento;49114822]So if you were a Frenchman living in Japan[/QUOTE] Because this is very likely

doesn't Japan or more specifically Japanese tourist culture have some fetish for Paris though? Is this somehow related?

[QUOTE=Rangergxi;49114855]Not Japan but the west doesn't exactly give round the clock coverage to knife attacks in China with hundreds of deaths.[/QUOTE] a massive terrorist attack in a western NATO country is a bit different from individual crimes in China

[QUOTE=WhyNott;49115113]wait, what?[/QUOTE] It's rarely reported on even in China. It's usually Uighurs attempting to get out from underneath the Chinese, resorting to stabbing huge numbers of people at train stations. Last year about 30 or so people were killed because 8 guys ran through a crowded station with knives and just gutted person after person

It was on the news though

[QUOTE=cdr248;49115960]a massive terrorist attack in a western NATO country is a bit different from individual crimes in China[/QUOTE] US hardly even covered the attack on the Canadian parliament. Just 1 day of coverage.

[QUOTE=cdr248;49115960]a massive terrorist attack in a western NATO country is a bit different from individual crimes in China[/QUOTE] Glad to see you're the objective decision maker on what's important and what's not

[QUOTE=Tudd;49114860]Are you really this thick-headed? Ofcourse they don't have to report everything, but if a news station didn't report on what happened in Paris, you bet that station isn't worth watching in the modern world.[/QUOTE] You realise there was an earthquake in japan that has left thousands of people homeless, missing or dead P. sure that should get a bit more airtime in Japan than a terrorist attack in a country nearly 10,000km away [editline]14th November 2015[/editline] I mean i'm sure as fuck the earthquake didn't get any coverage in France today, why should it be any different the other way around?

[QUOTE=Cabbage;49116251]You realise there was an earthquake in japan that has left thousands of people homeless, missing or dead P. sure that should get a bit more airtime in Japan than a terrorist attack in a country nearly 10,000km away [editline]14th November 2015[/editline] I mean i'm sure as fuck the earthquake didn't get any coverage in France today, why should it be any different the other way around?[/QUOTE] Uh, because it was reported on the same news stations? Ofcourse the news will get different amounts of exposure depending on how relevant it is to the audience. What is being argued is that it is idiotic for a news agency to apparently not report on a major world news event in a first world country. Hey, if a American news station didn't report on the Japanese earthquake either I would argue the same thing.