tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213497457367790159.post7059933661881471342..comments2022-10-03T04:22:36.995-07:00Comments on Not What, But Who.: John Campbell and SamoaPervachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06075342877623883382noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213497457367790159.post-74708070874882843452010-11-14T06:00:04.040-08:002010-11-14T06:00:04.040-08:00Hi Pervach, saw a link to your blog on master5o1&#...Hi Pervach, saw a link to your blog on master5o1's site, and decided to check it out. :)<br />I first learnt of this from Mediawatch, which made similar points to your post, along with a few others: http://podcast.radionz.co.nz/mwatch/mwatch-20101107-0906-Mediawatch_for_7_November_2010.ogg<br />I thought that it wasn't a complete fluff of a news item. Sure, the fact that he didn't inform viewers the standard of living before the tsunami is a no-no, but the fact that there are people who were not allocated any funds and that many are in the dark about how the government's spending were newsworthy. Unfortunately, he seemed to have decided to take the human interest story route, interviewing individuals and their stories, which can be (and the Samoan government is arguing to be) unrepresentative; it would have been more interesting and informative to have an overview of the amount of people who received help and how much, and the amount that didn't.<br />In the end, I don't think John Campbell would have gotten very far anyway. The Samoan government refused to give a date as to when they will release an aduited report on foreign aid, and the existing, unaudited report did not specify how much foreign aid was spent in the rebuilding efforts. Also, even if John Campbell stayed and took up the interview, ten minute with the PM is hardly enough for such a meaty issue. But at the very least, the exposure caused by the story will probably put pressure on the government, pushing them to publish evidence to the contrary of the accusations - something good that comes out of the mess.inkybuttonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213497457367790159.post-1038585281180803832010-11-04T21:56:36.329-07:002010-11-04T21:56:36.329-07:00Yes, exactly. All this fuss, and John Campbell sti...Yes, exactly. All this fuss, and John Campbell still can't give us an answer to that question. *sigh*Pervachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06075342877623883382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213497457367790159.post-34086924433765468582010-11-04T18:10:23.866-07:002010-11-04T18:10:23.866-07:00WHERE DID THE MONEY GO???WHERE DID THE MONEY GO???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213497457367790159.post-21912341714398393722010-11-01T17:55:32.913-07:002010-11-01T17:55:32.913-07:00Amen to that!
John Campbell sensationalised the ne...Amen to that!<br />John Campbell sensationalised the news item to the day! what he also fails to realise is that most families before the tsunami lived under 1 roof (grandparents, their kids and spouses, grandchildren and so on) then when they were hit and grants were announced by Govt, EACH of these couples (who once lived under one roof) were demanding a House each, now multiply that by a thousand households and you have a dilemna.<br />JC was rude and cocky, he should have stayed for the interview arranged for the 2nd nov instead of whining about the miscommunication.<br />But it still leaves us with "Where's the rest of the money?"Fotuosamoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17979144418112690476noreply@blogger.com