I guess what i want to know is that if the media is goin to far. I was watching the news and saw a boy being carried by four police while bleeding. IF that was your brother or sister or mother or father would you say owwww itsjust the news doin there job ???? Does the media take it to the next level ???
2007-04-16 18:47:37 · 13 answers · asked by tall fellew 1 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
The media is always there when tragedy happens. That is their feeding frenzy. Not sure what you could replace the media with. As long as people watch and it sells newspapers, yellow journalism will never die.
2007-04-16 18:51:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is how media alway covered crimes, shooting rampages. Right up front where action is if possible.
I can tell you there will be more complains if news organizations stay at desk all day reading news to you. They're job is to get much info, footage, sounds...etc as possible. So that people will get info they want or need and if they don't like it they can just turn the TV off.
Media's job is to go out and get info. You decide what's appropriate and not appropriate.
You will be angrier if they decide what you should be allowed to see or not see.
NBC don't come to your house and force you to watch their coverage. Or do they?
2007-04-17 02:10:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are two sides to this. One on hand, no one wants to watch their loved ones on television like this. You are right to question it. BUT... equally no one wants their loved ones to be injured or to die in vain. If the media glosses over what happened, then the event will get swept under the rug. You know it will. People NEED to be aware of what is going on, including as much of the graphic vision of it as is possible without crossing the line into gore-fest. Knowing the seriousness of the situation forces us to recognize the problem and cope with it. Hiding the blood and bodies only lowers the impact of the situation, and results in less people giving a crap what happens. The media is definitely doing their job in this case.
2007-04-17 01:58:05 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO. Respect MUST be shown to the dead and injured. It's odd how the military makes a big deal about showing prisoners in the media but the news has no standards of respect, or shows any compassion for humans. The problem is that blood, guts and gore sell. And the more carnage you can show moves your Nielsen ratings up.
2007-04-17 02:05:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont want to see my brother,sister,mom,dad being draged out on tv or in person
but to answer your question no not really cause it was live coverage but if they showed it for like a week straight then i would be alittle upset about it
and oh yea this is america and guess what, we only watch the news that are intense and graphic unlike europe and other countrys that news talk about the good, american news always talks about the bad and its actually the truth you can even google it if you want
2007-04-17 01:51:49 · answer #5 · answered by thatguy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. I think they should have some decency and sensitivity and not air footage like that. But all they care about are ratings. You may also want to ask how you would feel if it were your loved ones to the person who posted this:
"Will Viginia Tech be serving mystery meat in the cafeteria tomorrow?
I was just wondering."
I would have provided a link to the question but I don't know how to do that. I'm appalled by how some people are completely lacking in sensitivity and decent human feelings.
2007-04-17 03:31:12 · answer #6 · answered by DawnDavenport 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would be very scared and sad, they have to get the people out - they are trying to save people. I would feel better if I saw my loved one talking, screaming or moving - at least I would know they were alive. The media takes it to the highest level that they can, if they could film the actual shooting they would do it.
2007-04-17 02:01:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i certainly don't like to see it, but i have hopes that maybe seeing those images that we as americans can change our ways with violence. lol i sound like a pacifist, but i'm not. i just think that 8 or so school shootings since columbine is f'd up and we need some serious change. i dont hear any school shootings around the world, it seems like it is only in the us
2007-04-17 01:53:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, many of us want more realism. It's time to open your eyes and look at the real world. Stop hiding behind fantasy.
2007-04-17 01:57:11 · answer #9 · answered by Varcan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the job of the media to cover events like this... just like they did at Kent State 36yrs ago.
Sound like you want the news censored to suit your aesthetic taste.... Republican?
Btw, only in America do we have these school shootings.
2007-04-17 01:53:35 · answer #10 · answered by dave_martin_7777 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋