Originally Posted by
WHBM
I see in one mainstream US news media today more column inches are given to the loss of four pets in this aircraft's hold than to 41 fatalities in the Moscow accident.
That may seem callous, but has been standard in history for centuries:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_v...ptions_of_news
Security concern is proportional to the relevance of the story for the individual, his or her family, social group and societal group, in declining order. At some point there is a Boundary of Relevance, beyond which the change is no longer perceived to be relevant, or newsworthy.