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blog 2.2 The Media Really Has Neglected Puerto Rico

1. a health care bill that failed to pass, a primary election in Alabama, and a spat between the president and sports players, just to name a few. Last Sunday alone, after President Trump’s tweets about the NFL, the phrase “national anthem” was said in more sentences on TV news than “Puerto Rico” and “Hurricane Maria” combined.
2.Maria was mentioned about 1,500 times less and Puerto Rico was mentioned 3,500 times less than Texas.
3. .3% times less mentions of Maria and 2% less of Puerto Rico was mentioned.
4. The BBC and CNN
5.Puerto Rico’s status as a territory is one reason for both the lack of news coverage and delays in the delivery of aid.
6.People will not feel as if this hurricane is very important, and may lessen the need for support for Puerto Rico.
7.The media does not cover it as much because the President has not spent any time on helping the situation, and its status as a territory.
8. They called for more attention so they can recieve more aid.
9. They think it would help promote the fact that Puerto Ricans are American citizens.
10. The government serves the public, because without the public the officials would not be reelected.

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