Insensative Reporters ?

[Pam]

I've had this nagging feeling the last few days about the coverage of
the Blacksburg shooting of the students & teachers. I felt it has gone a
little overboard & intruding on people going through a horrific time. Do you
really think they go to far?

Liz, my husband and I were just discussing this the other day. I am always amazed when someone has suffered a tremendous, gut-wrenching loss and some interviewer gets them on camera and asks questions such as "how did you feel when you got the news?" "what will you remember about your loved one?" How idiotic are these questions? What would anyone feel? Do we really need to ask? I know stations are always trying to get *The Big Story* but some of these interviews make me sick. My husband said he doesn't want to listen to any of this any more. The facts are out there and there is nothing we can do to turn back the clock. We can pray for the friends and families of the victims and those who are healing from their wounds but there is not much else that we can do.

I saw a forensic psychiatrist on TV this morning (I think it was Good Morning America) and he was very upset that the videos of the gunman are all over the TV no matter where you look. Why bathe everyone's minds in this stuff? We wonder why so many people are depressed nowadays. Just take a look at the media and the way we are fed all of the bad parts of a story over and over again.

[Lady's Human]

The US Media? Insensitive?

Perish the thought!

(Though if it didn't bring them ratings, they wouldn't do it. What does that say about the public?)

[Jadapit]

I feel they have gone way to far, but that seems to be what the media does best. I dont think they should have shown the pictures or the videos that were sent to NBC. That's what the killer wanted, attention. The whole thing is so, so tragic.

[finn's mom]

Well, it's not the first time or the last time that the media has gone too far or been insensitive. I watched one video of a student talking and one video of the cowardly assassin, and that's all. I have a problem with the overabundance of news coverage, so I don't watch it. Simple solution. Turn off the tv. Turn off the radio. They're only doing it because a LOT of people are obsessed with those kinds of stories. And, there are enough of those people still tuning in, unfortunately.

Edited to add that most of the time, the people being interviewed know what kinds of questions will be asked of them.

[Daisy and Delilah]

I have personally stopped watching continuing coverage because of the way the media has handled it. They handle everything this way. I firmly believe that the media is to blame for a great majority of the problems in today's society.

The lengths these people go to to sensationalize something for ratings is incredible. I always look forward to someone doing something to regulate this problem but I know it's not going to happen

[Laura's Babies]

My TV was on but I did not watch it.... it was just TO depressing.

[RICHARD]

"your kid just got shot by some loony, how do you feel?"


By the same token.....

All the blithering students who are doing the media interviews?

My beef?

I was flipping thru the channels and saw the idiots from MTV.

I stopped because I saw the blck guy with the hat on..
I guess he has his dreads stuffed in there and he reminded me of the martian from the Flintstones...


Any way,
The "journalists" are all wearing VT shirts and asking stupid questions.


I counted 15 "UMs" and more "likes" than I imagined....Then I turned off the tube.