Here’s the reality: 15 children among 67 rescued is a heart-wrenching story—but not if you’re watching CNN or MSNBC, where the focus turns the minute the camera starts rolling. Their narrative is all sunshine and rainbows, desperately avoiding the stark reality that dozens remain missing; that’s where genuine tragedy lies. It’s almost as if they’d rather peddle hope than confront the chaos and question the systems that allowed this disaster to happen in the first place.

Fox News, with its sensationalist approach, isn’t much better. Their spin likely turns the rescued children into political fodder—not even trying to peel back the layers of incompetence that led us to this point. What’s their angle? Fearmongering over the next possible disaster while ignoring the larger, systemic issues at play. All of these networks play their games while the real question remains unaddressed: How do we prevent future tragedies?

Hollywood, of course, can’t resist a good disaster piece. Watch for tear-jerking movies in a few years, all glossing over the failures of our leadership. This is a classic case of “if it bleeds, it leads” in full swing. But let’s not forget the forgotten ones in this narrative—the dozens still missing. Their stories should be front and center, not relegated to the background of some heartbeat-soundtracked rescue montage.