Yemen: Nonstop coverage for airplane crashes  · Global Voices
Amira Al Hussaini

Yemeni blogger Omar Barsawad comments on the recent Yemenia plane crash, off the Comoros Islands. “Whenever an airplane crashes, media coverage is instant and nonstop. Governments and elected officials, even though there are many more
people dying due to other causes, react immediately to plane crashes – offering condolences and promising action,” he writes.