Thursday, May 22, 2008

Burma victims lose aid battle as cash flows into China on a flood of sympathy - Times Online

Burma victims lose aid battle as cash flows into China on a flood of sympathy - Times Online: "But it appears that media coverage may be of great consequence. While millions of dollars have been flooding into China – much of it from the corporate world – appeals for aid to Burma have been less successful.

Mark Astarita, head of fundraising at the British Red Cross, said the reporting of China’s disaster was “immensely powerful”, but it also made the situation in Burma look even more impossible."

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