hugsomeonetoday's Blog

hello... we know that everyone thrives on seeing this sort of report on the news. It makes it more real and intersting. it is just the way of the world

Unfortunately it IS the way of the world now.

I also think by seeing so much of this in the everyday news...it gives sick people ideas.

I agree that we see too much. Is the news even safe for the whole family to watch?

And it's not only the visual, it's also the things that news media TELL us also. Ever heard the expression "too much information?" The news is already enough, I really think we should be spared the grusome details. I can't think of a reason I would need to know whether a robbery victim was raped or not (when the report is that "it is unknown at the time whether the victim was raped"). Someone being robbed is enough to know!

But you know, people love drama and we slow down to gawk at traffic accidents. It's just our nature now and the news reflects that for us.

I don't discredit or shame the news media for showing it - if they didn't, they would be bombarded with complaints that they were "censoring" or they would lose viewers to other stations that were showing the footage.

I am ashamed that someone out there - while their classmates were staring death in the face - decided to turn on their camera and film. In my opinion, that is FAR more disturbing.

I wonder if they recorded before or AFTER they called 911 or campus police?

That is just sick. Filming while hearing or seeing gunshots SO close would be the farthest thing from my mind.

IS - As a photographer, I'll try to help first, then whip out my camera. Two men died ten feet away from me last year, and that is what exactly I did. As another blogger mentioned, we are living in a technological world.

What I am saying is I don't think we need to see the broadcasting of dead bodies, injured loved ones and the act of violence as it happens. We didn't need these images years ago to get the news across and it made an impact then. Even thou someone else took the video does not mean you have to air it. Hurricane Katrina was an act of nature and not an act of violence by human hands. Even when 9/11 happened did the public really need to see the constant images of the jets flying into the building killing hundreds of loved ones, while their families grieve not knowing if their family member was killed during that horrific act of violence. During both of those incidents there were constant photos and live coverage showing the dead and injured laying in the streets, was that necessary to get the public's attention, I say not because both incidents where horrific enough just by hearing about it and it seems the news media tends to push the public's anxiety over the top when you air such traumatic images. I just wish it could be toned down a bit but as someone else said because of the world's technology today it will most likely not happen.