Detroit and Ruin Porn

[blazespinnaker]

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/09/28/vbs...ex.html?hpt=C1

Brooklyn, New York (VBS.TV) -- In August 2009, Vice published a story called "Something, something, something, Detroit: Lazy journalists love pictures of abandoned stuff," about the roving gangs of photojournalists prowling the empty city and feasting on its highly photogenic carcass. Since then, some of the worst offenders have abashedly changed their approach to covering Michigan's largest city. But most outlets are still fixated on the all-you-can-click pageview buffet that is "misery porn" of the decaying Motor City.

[jneal3]

Re: Detroit and Ruin Porn

The change in approach isn't nearly so 'abashed', but the flavor is "we're-going-to-talk-about-the-good-things-in-the-D-while-showing-ruin-porn":

http://www.freep.com/article/2010091...ins-spark-buzz

Not that it's related, but today's headline is that the percentage of non-Hispanic whites living in Detroit has gone from 8.8% in the last census to 13.4%. Merely means that black flight is now more responsible for draining the city.

[chr5648]

Re: Detroit and Ruin Porn

The change in approach isn't nearly so 'abashed', but the flavor is "we're-going-to-talk-about-the-good-things-in-the-D-while-showing-ruin-porn":

http://www.freep.com/article/2010091...ins-spark-buzz

Not that it's related, but today's headline is that the percentage of non-Hispanic whites living in Detroit has gone from 8.8% in the last census to 13.4%. Merely means that black flight is now more responsible for draining the city.

http://www.palladiumboots.com/exploration/detroit

you must mean the young hope filled yuppies, hipsters, hippies, and garage band musicians who think they can save the world with some crappy concerts.