The Poynter Institute posted an article arguing "it depends" whether it is newsworthy to air the footage.
http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/368905/should-you-use-the-video-and-the-fax-from-the-wdbj-shooting-that-depends/ Setting aside the idiot who wrote the piece advocates time delaying the news, there are some interesting stats in the article about how many journalists have been killed in the line of duty this year. On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 2:09 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > Translation: Our work of fiction might be too graphic and disturbing so we > won't show it to you right now. In the meantime, we now return you to > repeated airings of an actual murder, already in progress. > > On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 2:05 PM, Bob Jersey <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> USA pee-arr quoted in THR (link): >> >> "The previously filmed season finale of Mr. Robot contains a graphic >> scene similar in nature to today’s tragic events in Virginia. Out of >> respect to the victims, their families and colleagues, and our viewers, we >> are postponing tonight’s episode. Our thoughts go out to all those affected >> during this difficult time." >> >> Variety >> <http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/mr-robot-live-tv-killings-virginia-1201579137/> >> (link) adds the wait will only be to next week. >> >> B >> >> -- >> -- >> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
