The Press

[cricketfieldclarets]

The press make me sick. One man whos family were in the fire have been accounted for in hospital.

The media had published their names and pictures as deceased.

Why is everyone so desperate to publish news before facts?

He still has one member of family missing. A young kid. Truly heartbreaking. In all the tragedies we have seen lately some of the footage of this is the most harrowing.

[LoveCurryPies]

When the first bridge attack occurred in London, there was social media footage that clearly shows a woman run up to a person on the ground and start filming them on her mobile phone. Is that our first thought/response? Of course, the person who had filmed her had also done the same thing.

I agree, there does seem to be a media race to publish the names and images of victims. But maybe we the general public are equally as bad.

[UpTheBeehole]

The press make me sick. One man whos family were in the fire have been accounted for in hospital.

The media had published their names and pictures as deceased.

Why is everyone so desperate to publish news before facts?

He still has one member of family missing. A young kid. Truly heartbreaking. In all the tragedies we have seen lately some of the footage of this is the most harrowing.

Which paper?

[cricketfieldclarets]

Which paper?

Its just been on skynews now. They interviewed a man who they had spoke to yesterday. I think the interviewer was caught off guard as the first thing he did was tell the interviewer to ask the media to leave the scene. Saying theyd already published lies and inaccuracies.

[TheFamilyCat]

When the first bridge attack occurred in London, there was social media footage that clearly shows a woman run up to a person on the ground and start filming them on her mobile phone. Is that our first thought/response? Of course, the person who had filmed her had also done the same thing.

I agree, there does seem to be a media race to publish the names and images of victims. But maybe we the general public are equally as bad.

I wonder how many people, when faced with such events, take out their mobile phone and start taking photos and filming without even thinking to contact emergency services.

Social media has a lot to answer for.

On the other hand, I guess mobile footage has been used and evidence and helped with convicting offenders.

[Caballo]

I thought the male BBC on scene interviewer was appalling yesterday morning, paxmanesque grillings for people who were arriving on scene visibly distressed looking for uncontactable relatives.

[cricketfieldclarets]

I thought the male BBC on scene interviewer was appalling yesterday morning, paxmanesque grillings for people who were arriving on scene visibly distressed looking for uncontactable relatives.

Tim noone who posts on here was seething at him!

[Wile E Coyote]

all the media bleed these events dry, they come across as respectful standing there with their serious expressions, but they want anything they can get.
9/11 type stills of firefighters, recrimination interviews about local polititicians not funding safety, seeking out witnesses with the most harrowing accounts.
They revel in a disaster Im sad to say.

[cricketfieldclarets]

I did media at college and wanted to go into journalism. About 3 months in I realised I couldnt think of anything worse.

[Colburn_Claret]

There is a reason they are called 'The Gutter Press'. They drag everything down to the 'lowest' common denominator. Sick.

[arise_sir_charge]

Yesterday on Radio 2 they had various experts on talking about building techniques/regualtions and fire safety systems etc none of whom had any idea about the FACTS relating to the Greenfell Tower.

I find it most distasteful. Let's start the blame game before we have any idea whatsoever about what may or may not have happened. Also, there remain an awful lot of people unaccounted for yet the media concentrate on speculation and hearsay.

[Wile E Coyote]

i watched a programme several years ago where it featured various news agaencies, it showed a junior reporter being virtually bullied into doorstepping a family whos son had been killed in an accident, the bullying was her editor at the office who refused to take no for an answer.
the worst bit was a group of arses in a newsroom almost gleeful at the dunblane incident, because it had been a slow week up till then.
Animals, they really are are ****.

[Pstotto]

The press did everything they could to undermine Theresa May and show support for Jeremy Corbyn and to stir up petty conflicts because according to their twisted ideology, it makes good TV. They want to undermine Brexit and cause a nation in crisis so there is more to write about, because destruction is the simulacrum of creativity. Anyone can destroy and cause mayhem to affect change, but no so many can to something creative to create change.

[Imploding Turtle]

There are good journalists, bad journalists and people who are pretending to be journalists. The person described in the OP sounds like a member of the middle category.

[Oppycat]

By all means have a go at the Press if you wish but take note the majority of complaints so far on this thread are aimed at TV and radio

[Imploding Turtle]

By all means have a go at the Press if you wish but take note the majority of complaints so far on this thread are aimed at TV and radio

The press are no longer just the printed press.

[ClaretEngineer]

The press did everything they could to undermine Theresa May and show support for Jeremy Corbyn and to stir up petty conflicts because according to their twisted ideology, it makes good TV. They want to undermine Brexit and cause a nation in crisis so there is more to write about, because destruction is the simulacrum of creativity. Anyone can destroy and cause mayhem to affect change, but no so many can to something creative to create change.

Well done.

This is the carrot that has just ruined the thread.

[Oppycat]

Sorry IT, I thought the Press was just that? Maybe incorporating their websites, but no way does the term extend to TV, radio

[cricketfieldclarets]

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[tim_noone]

I did media at college and wanted to go into journalism. About 3 months in I realised I couldnt think of anything worse.

Politics ?

[cricketfieldclarets]

Politics ?

Is there a difference?

[tim_noone]

Is there a difference?

Only in the job description.

[bf2k]

I've often wondered why a journalist needs to investigate criminal activities. I'm sure that is what the police go through years of criminology training to do

[Imploding Turtle]

The Sun being The Sun.