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Topicis this quote of Roger Ebert about media making columbine real or fake?
ChromaticAngel
10/03/17 9:57:36 AM
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wackyteen posted...
EnragedSlith posted...
This is common sentiment at this point, but until people stop supporting it with their attention, news organizations are going to get worse and worse

but it's hard to not give it some attention.

especially if someone wants to simply find out how many died, where, when, why, etc. disregarding the who, people still want to know the other details. Unfortunately the only way to get those other details is to either tune into the news or read an article that invariably mentions and talks about the 'who'


reporting on it is simple. all you have to do is not turn it into a TV drama.

the steps outlined in the video above are pretty clear.

1. Don't show pictures of the killer
2. Don't publish their manifestos or other insane rambling
3. Don't make them appear to be an antihero
4. Localize the report to only the affected communities
5. Make the report as boring as possible

and if you still need more info like the victims or something, put it somewhere online in a legal document and people who are genuinely interested can still research it.

But this would nurt news TV ratings so they ignore all of that.
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