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by toast0 1148 days ago
News coverage is strongly biased towards new things, thus the name.

Continuing conflict isn't new, especially if it's not local. Warzones are dangerous, and if none of the sides is interested in protecting reporters, and no side has an affiliated and large contigent of independent risk-taking reporters, there's just not going to be much coverage. If just being an independent reporter is a large risk, also getting close to combat is less likely.

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Its true , even photographers that post online got killed and detained. In last month bombing incident , the junta send Mi35 gunships 8 hrs later , to get rid of the people who are gathering evidences.