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People in Puerto Rico are dying as the US news media focuses on the national anthem
And deplorables burning their NFL team jerseys.
The Media Really Has Neglected Puerto Rico
By Dhrumil Mehta
Last Sunday alone, after President Trump’s tweets about the NFL, the phrase “national anthem” was said in more sentences on TV news than “Puerto Rico” and “Hurricane Maria” combined.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-media-really-has-neglected-puerto-rico/
