2y ago

Is AP an Ukrainian news outlet now? Why does Ukraine get specifically mentioned even though tourists from many countries were on that bus.

https://apnews.com/article/italy-bus-crash-victims-venice-b4c4ee8c32b5685e40dda9a06f5119c2

Like I can understand if an American outlet mentioned American citizens dying abroad but this is weird.

Those on board included Ukrainian, German and French citizens, according to Venice prefect Michele Di Bari. Two of the dead were children. The Italian driver, aged 40, was also killed, Di Bari said.

https://theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/03/people-dead-after-coach-crashes-off-overpass-near-venice

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You know how YouTubers game the algorithm? Journalists at the same outlet do the same. "Ukraine" gets more clicks, more clicks = better KPIs for raises.
Ukraine is Israel. If you make the mistake of watching live CNN, their treatment of Ukraine is identical to Israel, with the words “Israel” and “Palestine” just changed to “Ukraine” and “Russia.” Ukraine, like Israel, is also always responding to attacks and never provoking them.
- Ukraine is Israel.
  CW: Multiple hate symbols
  
  Wtf did I slip and hit my head or something
- Zelensky publicly said that he wanted Ukraine to become Israel
Lol it's enturely in the realm of possibility titles are auto-generated based on what gets the most clicks.
Russia made the bus crash
Ukrainians are like dogs now, liberals feeling impotently sad about their deaths specifically generates traffic.
- u right tho
Dunno. Maybe their script pulled a variation of the press release intended for Ukraine or Cananda or something?
- Of course, but the point here is that the level of special interest in Ukrainians outside of any Ukrainian political context is bizarre
- Or...? https://hexbear.net/post/760273?scrollToComments=false
Like I can understand if an American outlet mentioned American citizens dying abroad but this is weird.
Not to jump in the trenches for AP but it's the same practice just applied to "group of people that are generally cared about atm" internationally
- Ukrainian, German and French citizens,
  Sorry Germans and French people!
Ukraine is our muse.
At least they weren't called deserters
SEO
first thing im going to do when the US gets invaded by China is go tour venice
It is a waste. They are supposed to die feeding our empire not whatever this was.
- China is doing a holocaust against carbrains
ULM
Ukrainian Lives Matter. Because they don’t receive any institutional support 😔😔😔
Gotta milk the algorithm.
https://youtu.be/jp83JZg0hU4

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