[Ads-l] Phrase: earthquake tourism

[Dan Goncharoff]

When "disaster porn" is not enough?

There was a lot of this going on close to home, when three apartment
buildings on Second Ave. in Manhattan blew up, and two died.

DanG

On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 2:36 PM, ADSGarson O'Toole <
adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Website: Washington Post
> Article: Nepal's famous Dharahara Tower becomes site for selfies after
> devastating earthquake
> Author: Lindsey Bever
> Date: April 27, 2015
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> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2015/04/27/nepals-famous-dharahara-tower-becomes-site-for-selfies-after-devastating-earthquake/
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> Nepal's historic Dharahara Tower -- a nine-story watchtower designed to
> provide views of the country's winding capital, Kathmandu -- was
> reduced to rubble by Saturday's magnitude-7.8 earthquake.
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> . . .
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> Since the quake, the mass grave, it seems, has become a popular site
> for selfies. People have been seen smiling with friends and snapping
> pictures at the historic site.
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> "This is earthquake tourism. This is not right," student Pawan Thapa,
> 21, told the Associated Press. "They are more interested in clicking
> their selfies than understanding that it is a tragedy."
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> Garson
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