Comments on: Would more consistent, inclusive coverage of Indigenous health lead to better policy? http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/2012/11/30/would-more-consistent-inclusive-coverage-of-indigenous-health-lead-to-better-policy/ Thu, 16 May 2013 01:22:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jon Hunt http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/2012/11/30/would-more-consistent-inclusive-coverage-of-indigenous-health-lead-to-better-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-5767 Jon Hunt Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:27:00 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/?p=9898#comment-5767 I've wondered for some time how it was that if someone was assaulted or murdered in Sydney it was picked up by the media quickly, but if it was an Aboriginal person in Alice Springs, Darwin or Port Augusta you never heard a word about it. Without going into a great discussion, does this not suggest that the media thinks that no-one really cares and therefore it is not "news"? Does this mean that we are racist? I’ve wondered for some time how it was that if someone was assaulted or murdered in Sydney it was picked up by the media quickly, but if it was an Aboriginal person in Alice Springs, Darwin or Port Augusta you never heard a word about it. Without going into a great discussion, does this not suggest that the media thinks that no-one really cares and therefore it is not “news”? Does this mean that we are racist?

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