When famed film director James Cameron stopped on Guam to
prepare for his historic one-man dive to the bottom of the
Mariana Trench, it was covered intensely by the local, national
and international media. For days before and after the dive,
Guam was featured in the extraordinary amount of news on the
event. But not quite enough, apparently, for local lawmakers.
Sens. Aline Yamashita and Rory Respicio introduced a proposed
resolution highlighting their disappointment in the media
coverage, specifically that stories didn't always mention Guam
or Micronesia when talking about Cameron's voyage to the bottom
of the trench. The proposed resolution states the people of
Micronesia are "entitled to secure sustained benefits and
royalties from National Geographic, James Cameron and similar
individuals." National Geographic was one of the primary
sponsors of the expedition. If passed, the proposed legislation
would have the governor of Guam "enforce" the link between Guam
and the Mariana Trench, which would give the is