A production of ABC's 20/20, "A Hidden America: Children of the Mountains," a documentary piece dedicated to poverty in Appalachia in general and its effect on children in particular, was broadcast this past Friday. Whether you saw the show or not, a visit to the show's web site is recommended.
To go there: Click Here.
Note: As originally published, this link was defective but has now been corrected.
For ABC's list of organizations trying to help: Click Here.
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I cross posted this on my blog too it is getting a lot of traffic. I posted this to the Mason MyFamily Page, my cousins are not impressed with this offering.
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I have no doubt that the presentation was less than "fair and balanced" -- when is the media ever fair and balanced? It's always looking for the sensational and always trying to create controversy.
ReplyDeleteBut I also don't doubt that there is grinding poverty in sections of Appalachia, that it gets far less attention than urban poverty, and that any reasonably constructive attention brought to it is, on the whole, a good thing.