National TV news failed to incorporate critical context about the rail industry’s efforts to weaken safety regulations for 10 days after a train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, on the night of February 3. A Media Matters analysis from February 4 through February 13 found that: Only two programs, both airing on February 13, included a discussion on how regulations governing the transport of hazardous materials by rail were weakened under multiple administrations by rail industry lobbyists, including those representing Norfolk Southern. Major TV news networks on cable (CNN, Fox News Channel, and MSNBC) and broadcast (ABC, CBS, and NBC) aired nearly 3 hours across 92 segments about the Ohio train derailment. None of this coverage aired during the major Sunday political shows including ABC’s This Week, CBS’ Face the Nation, Fox Broadcasting Co.’s Fox News Sunday, and NBC’s Meet the Press. The tragedy received no national TV news for a three-day period from February 10 through February 12. Coverage resumed during February 13 evening programming on cable news. Fox News and MSNBC aired a combined 56 minutes of coverage on February 13, accounting for 34% of total train derailment reporting on TV news.
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    2 years ago

    Ofcourse this happened in Palestine, a 3rd world country! I heard on the radio through #democracynow that the cars derailed because they use an old break technology. That system works one car at a time starting from the engine and eventually reaching the last car. That works if the train is short. However thanks to #trump and his shit administration, the railroad owners were able to reverse rules set forth by the Obama administration to apply modern technology to the rail car break system. That slightly more expensive but better system makes all of the train cars to activate the breaks at the same time. That makes the train stop faster and safer. The current system works for shorter trains. However thanks to the asshole #trump the railroad owners were also able to bypass safety standards and add up to 2 miles of rail cars to a single train. The result is that the cars are not heavy enough to stop the entire train. Instead the front cars, that are already stopping, get lifted by the inner train forces (2 miles worth of cars) and then the wheels come off the rails.

    I think some shit is going to roll…oh sorry, I meant heads… oops! I mean shit heads!