I am a subscriber to the Washington Post digital edition (I gave up my NY Times subscription a year or so ago), and I think it's pretty good. But I have at least two things for which I am wayyyy disappointed.
The crisis in Yemen is one that has been largely uncovered. (To be clear, this tragedy was occurring during the Obama administration, too.) Since this human catastrophe is happening with the consent and funding of the US, it is both an international and domestic news story, but weeks can go by with hardly a bit of coverage. And then it is covered as if there is an occasional bombing mistake now and then, rather than the ongoing humanitarian crisis that it is.
Puerto Rico is one of the worst catastrophes on American soil in my lifetime. It warranted daily coverage, but the Post hardly covered it at all. And the recovery there is far from over. American lives are not more valuable than any others, but with 3,000 deaths, one would think that a major American newspaper would have been on this story constantly.
Very disappointed on both counts.
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