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lettie · 08-07-2005, 16:39

I have to agree that the insensitivity shown by the press worsens every time there is a disaster. It's all well and good reporting facts, that's their job, but it does seem like they try to play on people's grief. Video footage of the injuries should have been taken from a discrete distance. I'm sure that they have even more shocking coverage that they are not permitted to show. No doubt this footage will end up on the internet, as these things do tend to leak out.

Was it not Lord Reith, the first director general of the BBC, who in about 1926 said that their purpose was to 'inform, entertain and educate.' There are ways of informing and educating without using shock tactics and intruding on people's grief in their darkest hours...

08-07-2005, 16:39	#11
lettie Filthy / Gorgeous Bejeweled Blitz Champion! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Xanadu Posts: 4,004 Blog Entries: 337 Liked: 66 times Rep Power: 41879	Re: Someone, out there.... I have to agree that the insensitivity shown by the press worsens every time there is a disaster. It's all well and good reporting facts, that's their job, but it does seem like they try to play on people's grief. Video footage of the injuries should have been taken from a discrete distance. I'm sure that they have even more shocking coverage that they are not permitted to show. No doubt this footage will end up on the internet, as these things do tend to leak out. Was it not Lord Reith, the first director general of the BBC, who in about 1926 said that their purpose was to 'inform, entertain and educate.' There are ways of informing and educating without using shock tactics and intruding on people's grief in their darkest hours... __________________ Never put off until tomorrow what you can avoid altogether. The views expressed here are my own and not necessarily those of my family, friends, employer, this site, my neighbours, hairdresser, dentist, GP, next door's dog or anyone else who knows me..