30 December 2004

They're just results oriented

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I’m having difficulty with the overwhelming number of mangled dead bodies being shown in the media when reporting on the victims of the Tsunami in SE Asia. While I don’t have a particular aversion to seeing dead bodies per se, I am troubled by the dual standard when it comes to showing dead bodies in general in the media. Specifically, why did TV stations and newspapers take such great strides to not show death while covering the terrorist attacks of 9/11, but are so quick to do so now?

We all know that the decision is made on whether the expected reponse is in line with the prevailing ideology in Old Media, but I’d love to hear what pretext Old Media would use to explain this away.

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