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WillowTheWhisp · 08-07-2005, 18:32

I can understand the need to provide information and I realise (from actually speaking to people yesterday who were desperate to know what was happening and couldn't get to a TV) that people want to know as much as possible as soon as possible. Someone even asked why Sky wasn't showing the bus immediately and I pointed out that perhps the injuries of people were so severe that they were being sensitive and realising it was too much to foist onto people.

It was totally insensitive to show close ups of the injured people when their friends and relatives could have been watching and I dread to think how they must have felt on seeing them. I did notice later that they "pixelled out" faces. If they really felt they had to show us the injured that was the very least they should have done from the beginning.

They don't seem to be able to make the distinction between information and sensationalism.

08-07-2005, 18:32	#21
WillowTheWhisp Resident Waffler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Accrington, Hyndburn Posts: 18,142 Blog Entries: 14 Liked: 14 times Rep Power: 1062	Re: Someone, out there.... I can understand the need to provide information and I realise (from actually speaking to people yesterday who were desperate to know what was happening and couldn't get to a TV) that people want to know as much as possible as soon as possible. Someone even asked why Sky wasn't showing the bus immediately and I pointed out that perhps the injuries of people were so severe that they were being sensitive and realising it was too much to foist onto people. It was totally insensitive to show close ups of the injured people when their friends and relatives could have been watching and I dread to think how they must have felt on seeing them. I did notice later that they "pixelled out" faces. If they really felt they had to show us the injured that was the very least they should have done from the beginning. They don't seem to be able to make the distinction between information and sensationalism. __________________