Hey everyone!
There has been some form of media that has really made me very angry lately! It's the Newspaper!! As you all know, recently Sara Gullickson was in a horrible accident, she is not only my teammate, but a roommate, and a best friend. When coverage of her accident was shown in the newspaper, The Valley City Times Record, it was a shocking surprise as to what picture was shown on the front page. There was a large picture of her lying on the ground, with the paramedics around her trying to revive her. In my opinion it was very unnecessary.
Although, what the newspaper did was inappropriate, it is still a good source of information. Being that I am five hours away from Valley, I didn't have all my facts straight on the accident, and heard a lot of rumors. It was good to go online and get the information that I needed to see what happened, minus the picture. They did do a good job with the story though.
In my opinion, newspapers need to always remember and focus on their ethics. They need to think about what is appropriate to put in the paper, whether it is names for victims of an accident, and in this case, pictures. I don't think that anyone wants to ever see someone they know and care about in a newspaper before they get the story.
Newspapers though are a very good source of information. They may be biased to a certain extent, but I think it enriches the story, because you sort of get someone else's point of view and can make a judgment and an opinion off of theirs.
News papers are now on the decline in sales though, some of them have even had to shut down, I'm sure you all remember that video we watched in the class that one time. I think we just have better more practical ways that are more suited to fit our lifestyles than newspapers. I think newspapers have had their day.
What do you think?
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Ash,
ReplyDeleteAs you know I was extremely upset with this photo as well. The article I agree, was well written, but we definitely didn't need to see our roommate in those conditions, it was very upsetting. I hope that that guy realizes now, what he put in there and that it was extremely unnecessary. A lot of people I know have canceled their subscription to the Valley City Times Record after that incident. I do agree with newspapers going downhill for the most part. But I do enjoy reading the local one if there is a story on someone I know. I guess that would be about it though, and it’s not really worth that I guess.
Newspapers are on the decline, but I hope they hang in there for a while more. I look forward to my paper because I don't ever watch the news or look for news on the internet. I've become accustomed to my paper. I like the crosswords and the sports page, and I like to know what my Packers are doing. I'm sorry to hear about the accident though. I hope all is going well with her.
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