Elizabeth Smart

[Cyprus106]

Then(pardon my jerkish sound) why did her disappearance matter to the US in the first place? she is but another person, gone with many others(although she has now been found). Media makes no sense to me.

It's a situation thing. It all depends on the circumstances. While it is utterly ridiculous that they only show something like one out of 1000, it's still a matter of time, connections, money, fame, etc... The family was rich, if I remember right, and probably had the connections and the desperation to find the girl.

Weren't they covering this something like the day after it happened? the police sometimes use the media to get the message out as well. If they think there might be a chance that the girl could still be found, they'd stick her face on everything they could get. As sad as it is, it usually revolves around money. Like everything else.

[YogsVR4]

Originally posted by ILike2DriveCars


I understand this, but what I dont understand is why it must take up time of mine and everyone elses because she went missing.

Nobody is suggesting that she was any more important than anyone else. The ony time the this news took up your time was the amount you let it take up. I dont think your were forced to pay attention or spend time in front of the TV to watch it.

If all news stories were stopped because its something that happens to to many people to report on, then news would limited indeed.

Sometimes, these stories take on a life of their own. Enough people are interested in it so news organizations know people want to hear about it.