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gynn · 25-10-2011, 12:17

In this country, TV news programmes have always adopted a position that scenes of dead and injured bodies should be kept to a minimum. They have shied away from other countries' tendency to show the victims of war or major accidents.

In recent weeks, there seems to have been a move away from this. The images of Gaddafi before and after his shooting are perhaps understandable, given his high profile, but other scenes from Libya and similar war zones now regularly appear, albeit with a warning that such images are about to be shown. Today, there are images on SkyNews of priests in Tibet who have set fire to themselves.

Is this a deliberate shift in policy, or are we just living in a world where such events are becoming the norm?

25-10-2011, 12:17	#1
gynn Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,136 Liked: 10 times Rep Power: 4980	News Programmes In this country, TV news programmes have always adopted a position that scenes of dead and injured bodies should be kept to a minimum. They have shied away from other countries' tendency to show the victims of war or major accidents. In recent weeks, there seems to have been a move away from this. The images of Gaddafi before and after his shooting are perhaps understandable, given his high profile, but other scenes from Libya and similar war zones now regularly appear, albeit with a warning that such images are about to be shown. Today, there are images on SkyNews of priests in Tibet who have set fire to themselves. Is this a deliberate shift in policy, or are we just living in a world where such events are becoming the norm?