If only a tiny fraction of the Western media ruckus of recent weeks could be dedicated to Somalia itself, then international political attention might start focusing on the roots of the problem.
writes Andrew Stroehlein at Reuters AlertNet.
Another case of the Western media's turning their backs on a problem.
An issue that comes up often on these pages.Andrew also cites the situation in Sri Lanka and says that they
show us what it's like when Western news organisations -- for whatever reason -- do not have long-serving correspondents on the ground: when they have no eyes and ears following the situation directly, understanding the complexities and able to report more deeply than "hero saved" or simply ignore it all together.
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