02-05-2003, 08:57 PM
I think that the difference lies in what they were doing. Space exploration is seen as something both important and heroic and it's hard to argue with that. It is of course absurd to weigh the value of one human life against another, but that isn't what news is about. Millions of deaths occur every day and we won't hear about most of them. Does this, then, mean that no death should be reported since it makes one seem more important than the others?<br>
The other factor, of course, is celebrity. When a Princess Di or a JFK, jr. die in otherwise commonplace vehicular accidents, the media buzz with nothing else for days. That's just the nature of celerity in the modern world. At least the deaths of the astronauts won't reach quite that level of vulgarity. <p></p><i></i>
The other factor, of course, is celebrity. When a Princess Di or a JFK, jr. die in otherwise commonplace vehicular accidents, the media buzz with nothing else for days. That's just the nature of celerity in the modern world. At least the deaths of the astronauts won't reach quite that level of vulgarity. <p></p><i></i>
