I'm disturbed by the events in Virginia this past week. The terrible shootings. The blame flying around.
And today the apalling publication and broadcasting of video and photos of what must clearly have been a deeply disturbed person.
I just can't see what positive outcome can possibly come from airing the videos sent to NBC.
Editors have a hard job these days. However there's something wrong surely when the editorial decision is whether to report the news or to become the news.
This is not dissimilar to the publication of cartoons by various european newspapers in 2005, a decision to publish which quickly became the news.
Likewise this instance. At some point the reporting of the news becomes the news. Is this what news is now about?
Having said that, it's also disturbing to see networks such as the BBC carrying stories about the NBC airing and then providing a link to this mad video too.
Someone somewhere needs to make a firm decision not to publicise this recording any further.
And today the apalling publication and broadcasting of video and photos of what must clearly have been a deeply disturbed person.
I just can't see what positive outcome can possibly come from airing the videos sent to NBC.
Editors have a hard job these days. However there's something wrong surely when the editorial decision is whether to report the news or to become the news.
This is not dissimilar to the publication of cartoons by various european newspapers in 2005, a decision to publish which quickly became the news.
Likewise this instance. At some point the reporting of the news becomes the news. Is this what news is now about?
Having said that, it's also disturbing to see networks such as the BBC carrying stories about the NBC airing and then providing a link to this mad video too.
Someone somewhere needs to make a firm decision not to publicise this recording any further.
1 comment:
I agree with that.
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