2010 Unemployment Benefits News

2010 Unemployment Benefits news is rare these days in the national media. After over 2 weeks of some jobless Americans suffering without benefits, we had our first real sighting of 2010 Unemployment Benefits News in the national mainstream print media. Unless I am crazy, which sometimes I am, the New York Times and Los Angeles Times were the first to print such stories. I give the New York Times a lot of credit in the fight for 2010 Unemployment Benefits by publishing an article(it was an editorial) that illustrated the situation so perfectly.
This article, which was written July 14, 2010, was the single most important mainstream media piece I have seen published in the mainstream media. It's unfortunate there have not been many like it.
Writers at the New York Times said Unemployment Benefits were being held hostage. It was kind of the exact thought many of us have had who have been without benefits since the Senate started to drag it's feet almost a month ago. Now 1.2 million will be added to the pool of those without 2010 unemployment benefits extensions. That's an alarming number--well, at least it should be.
Kudos to the New York Times for understanding the complexity of the problem and the dire consequences that may result without the passage of a 2010 Unemployment Benefits Extension.
I have written about the lack of empathy from our United States Senate. What about the lack of empathy, not including this New York Times article, from the mainstream media? How can so many people be so clueless about what is actually going on? In journalism, reporters are supposed to recognize stories that have impact. How can reporters simply ignore 1.2 million people who are suffering because the United States Senate has dropped the ball for nearly a month concerning the 2010 Unemployment Benefits Extension? It just doesn't make sense that the mainstream media has left this issue alone. That's why editorials like the one above from the New York Times deserves a collective thank you from jobless Americans who need help in this fight.
The 2010 Unemployment Benefits Extension may yet happen..but it certainly wasn't without a fight. Like I have said before, there is strength in numbers and perhaps the fact that this number of unemployed workers without benefits has topped 1 million has forced the Senate to weigh the consequences and finally look at the situation from the "impact" viewpoint it deserved almost a month ago.
In fights like these, it is simply imperative the media jumps in to right the ship. That's why The New York Times deserves a heap of credit for going with a story that criticized the politicians who could have eased this burden on so many people. Those kinds of stories are crucial--and don't go without gratitude from those who are in this horrible situation.