Samstwitch
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The media should be ashamed of its Connecticut School Shooting coverage
What journalistic rationale could compel a reporter to interview young children at a mass-murder scene?
It's time to have a national conversation... about the media.
But first, let's recount how they've blown the coverage of the tragic school shootings in Connecticut:
The media originally reported the wrong name of the alleged shooter. (The suspected killer was Ryan Lanza, they breathlessly reported. Turns out it was actually Ryan's brother, Adam.) Then, some in the media advertised Ryan's Facebook and Twitter page. (This, of course, brings to mind Brian Rosss irresponsible and premature on-air suggestion over the summer that the Aurora shooter was a tea party member.)
As if those cases of egregiously mistaken identity weren't enough, producers and reporters began trolling Twitter, seeking to proposition friends and relatives of the victims for an interview.
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The media should be ashamed of its Connecticut School Shooting coverage
What journalistic rationale could compel a reporter to interview young children at a mass-murder scene?
It's time to have a national conversation... about the media.
But first, let's recount how they've blown the coverage of the tragic school shootings in Connecticut:
The media originally reported the wrong name of the alleged shooter. (The suspected killer was Ryan Lanza, they breathlessly reported. Turns out it was actually Ryan's brother, Adam.) Then, some in the media advertised Ryan's Facebook and Twitter page. (This, of course, brings to mind Brian Rosss irresponsible and premature on-air suggestion over the summer that the Aurora shooter was a tea party member.)
As if those cases of egregiously mistaken identity weren't enough, producers and reporters began trolling Twitter, seeking to proposition friends and relatives of the victims for an interview.
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