ginacivey
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Post by ginacivey on Jul 18, 2014 18:47:33 GMT
i've been listening to cnn talk about how horrific the crash site it...as any crash site would be
and i know they censor the photos they show
but i wonder - should they?
do other countries show the bodies on the news?
is part of the 'protection' we receive from censorship cause us to not realize the full impact of these tragedies? or lead to our very short attention span?
i am not sure what i think - but maybe sometimes we should see things that shake us to our absolute core
maybe i am just rambling
gina
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Post by susans sister on Jul 18, 2014 18:51:53 GMT
I would hope that bodies are not show out of respect to the dead and their families.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2014 19:00:13 GMT
I surely do not need to see it to empathize and feel grief and sorrow. I don't need to see it to pray for the families who lost loved ones. I don't think it is watering down the true horridness of the situation. And I think the families deserve to not have their loved one remembered that way.
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Post by sharlag on Jul 18, 2014 19:03:17 GMT
How much attention/time do you think we should give to this type of tragedy? There are so many that happen.... I feel badly for pushing them out of my mind, but focusing too much time/energy on it all is tough.
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Post by doxielady on Jul 18, 2014 19:05:45 GMT
I surely do not need to see it to empathize and feel grief and sorrow. I don't need to see it to pray for the families who lost loved ones. I don't think it is watering down the true horridness of the situation. And I think the families deserve to not have their loved one remembered that way. I agree. And I agree that it is out of respect to the families.
Where I think that they "water down the news" is when silly things make the top of the news. Such as which actor is divorcing who, or who tweeted what, or who's having a baby. I resent it when those "news" stories even make it into the newscast. That is when I shake my head and wonder where our priorities lie.
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ginacivey
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Post by ginacivey on Jul 18, 2014 19:07:17 GMT
i appreciate the opinions
i am NOT advocating that the bodies be shown on the news
i just wondered how other people feel about it
gina
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Post by anxiousmom on Jul 18, 2014 19:20:28 GMT
The graphic photos are there. They are all over the social media sites. I follow several news sites on twitter and they are sneaking in to what is considered mainstream-it is shocking.
I don't care to see those pictures, but I absolutely do not want to see them being used as media fodder for ratings or titillation. I hate seeing the grieving families pictures too, it exploitation-pure and simple.
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Post by MaryC on Jul 18, 2014 19:31:04 GMT
Amen to that. I think it's unspeakably cruel to the families that their grief and tragedy are played out as some type of public spectacle. We shouldn't need graphic images to feel compassion for their pain.
I lost my mom to a car accident caused by a drunk driver. No one realized at the time that our small weekly paper had taken photos. Even twenty years later, I don't have the words to describe what it felt like to open the paper and see pictures of my parents' crash on the front page, knowing that the blood in those photos belonged to my mom. I shredded the paper before my dad could see it. It's hard enough to cope with the grief and the horror of knowing your loved one's life ended in pain and fear without having to relive it endlessly because someone thinks it is "news".
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Post by myshelly on Jul 18, 2014 19:33:44 GMT
I haven't watched CNN, but I've looked at a lot of coverage online.
Most of the pics I've seen have not been blurred out. They show the bodies and body parts.
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Post by BarbaraUK on Jul 18, 2014 19:38:41 GMT
We do at times in the UK, preceded by warnings of graphic images so one can choose not to watch.
I haven't noticed any blurring of film or photographs shown on CNN here though.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2014 19:44:40 GMT
To me, watering down the news is when they carry celebrity/entertainment segments as "news"
Justin Beiber is NOT news; not ever.
Using photos that are less graphic doesn't count, imo, as being watered down. Glossing over the fact a civilian airline was intentionally shot down is watering it down (although I've not been keeping up with the news so maybe there is more coverage of that now)
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Post by mimima on Jul 18, 2014 20:00:41 GMT
Everything I've ever heard is that the US does censor their news a lot from what is shown in other countries.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2014 20:02:03 GMT
i've been listening to cnn talk about how horrific the crash site it...as any crash site would be and i know they censor the photos they show but i wonder - should they? do other countries show the bodies on the news? is part of the 'protection' we receive from censorship cause us to not realize the full impact of these tragedies? or lead to our very short attention span? i am not sure what i think - but maybe sometimes we should see things that shake us to our absolute core maybe i am just rambling gina Absolutely they should. No one has a right to see someone else's dead mangled family members. I'm sorry but that makes me see red. That is someone's loved one. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2014 20:02:52 GMT
Amen to that. I think it's unspeakably cruel to the families that their grief and tragedy are played out as some type of public spectacle. We shouldn't need graphic images to feel compassion for their pain. I lost my mom to a car accident caused by a drunk driver. No one realized at the time that our small weekly paper had taken photos. Even twenty years later, I don't have the words to describe what it felt like to open the paper and see pictures of my parents' crash on the front page, knowing that the blood in those photos belonged to my mom. I shredded the paper before my dad could see it. It's hard enough to cope with the grief and the horror of knowing your loved one's life ended in pain and fear without having to relive it endlessly because someone thinks it is "news". Exactly. It's disgusting. |
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Post by anniebygaslight on Jul 18, 2014 20:03:08 GMT
I would hope that bodies are not show out of respect to the dead and their families. That exactly. |
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Post by craftykitten on Jul 18, 2014 20:07:35 GMT
Don't all news channels 'censor' what they show in some way?
I appreciate not seeing bodies and blood and gore. I don't need to. I can understand the horror of what's happened without having to see it for myself.
MaryC, I am sorry for your loss and your experience with the local paper. I can't bear it when news providers impose on a family's grief. I wish there would be some kind of public backlash against this kind of journalism.
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Post by krazykatlady on Jul 18, 2014 20:23:45 GMT
Personally I think the media goes too far in reporting a lot of their stories. It's just sensationalizing the situation. The words they've used in their reports are graphic enough that we can visualize what is there without actually seeing it.
A couple of months ago here in Georgia there was a community that was rocked by an attack and murder of a retired couple. The woman was missing for several weeks before her body was discovered but the man was found in the home immediately. For several weeks just about every day there was a report on the case and EVERY SINGLE TIME they had to mention that the man was decapitated and his head was missing. Now tell me, was it really necessary to report that in every single report? Thank God they didn't include photos too it was bad enough just having to hear it.
Out of respect for the deceased and their grieving family and friends it really isn't necessary to show photos of the bodies from this terrorist act. Just like it wasn't necessary to show people jumping out of the Twin Towers. We don't forget even without the photos...
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jul 19, 2014 2:33:52 GMT
i've been listening to cnn talk about how horrific the crash site it...as any crash site would be and i know they censor the photos they show but i wonder - should they? do other countries show the bodies on the news? is part of the 'protection' we receive from censorship cause us to not realize the full impact of these tragedies? or lead to our very short attention span? i am not sure what i think - but maybe sometimes we should see things that shake us to our absolute coremaybe i am just rambling gina Not exactly on topic, but I had a teacher tell me that during the Vietnam war, the news would show photos of the dead and maimed and the outrage from the viewers (Americans) was what helped stop support for the war. |
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Post by annabella on Jul 19, 2014 4:01:28 GMT
I was curious and just googled for uncensored pics and wish I didn't after seeing a close up of one head. In other pics you see a bent arm on the ground and you think someone just laying there. From a distance their body looks in tact, no blood so it makes me curious what exactly caused their death. Just found an article that explained it. I do wonder why no one I've seen is attached to their seat. Was no one buckled in mid-flight? |
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Post by disneypal on Jul 19, 2014 4:05:59 GMT
.... i know they censor the photos they showbut i wonder - should they? Yes...it is too graphic and some things cannot be unseen in your mind. We can imagine how horrific it is without actually seeing it. Frankly, I am grateful for that kind of censorship. in addition, what if they showed a gruesome photo and that just happened to be someone you knew and loved...I wouldn't want to see or remember my loved one that way and every person on that plane was somebody's loved one. |
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Post by luv2scrapaboutmykids on Jul 19, 2014 4:10:33 GMT
It is interesting - in Canada they (the news) was told to stop showing photos of Canadian Forces caskets with the Canadian Flag draped over it as they government felt that it would make us lose respect for the government and want the war to be over. In the USA they do the opposite.
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ginacivey
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Post by ginacivey on Jul 19, 2014 15:08:05 GMT
this is what interests me
if we are outraged will we FINALLY say enough is enough - not just this situation but of any situation?
gina
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Post by calgal08 on Jul 19, 2014 15:11:05 GMT
Why do we need to see the bodies? Imagine if your loved one was on that plane. How would you feel if you saw their body (or body parts) on the news? No-one needs to see that.
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