Comments on: Tragedy & Controversy http://www.martytdx.com/zealot/archives/2007/04/17/tragedy-controversy All the Rants that Beer and Birding Can Buy Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:19:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Apertome http://www.martytdx.com/zealot/archives/2007/04/17/tragedy-controversy#comment-1962 Apertome Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:43:56 +0000 http://www.martytdx.com/zealot/archives/2007/04/17/tragedy-controversy#comment-1962 I'm not really sure how to respond to this post except that I agree completely. I appreciate that journalists want to investigate various angles to a story, but they should do just that -- investigate. Unless they actually find something, and evidence to back up their findings, they shouldn't speculate about things, especially when that involves pointing the finger at people who are already hurting due to the actions of a crazed gunman. I don't think anyone mishandled the situation (other than the media). I’m not really sure how to respond to this post except that I agree completely. I appreciate that journalists want to investigate various angles to a story, but they should do just that — investigate. Unless they actually find something, and evidence to back up their findings, they shouldn’t speculate about things, especially when that involves pointing the finger at people who are already hurting due to the actions of a crazed gunman. I don’t think anyone mishandled the situation (other than the media).

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I stayed away from the papers, news talk, etc just to digest everything a bit yesterday. I’m not sure if I’m ready today either.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.martytdx.com/zealot/archives/2007/04/17/tragedy-controversy#comment-1960 Sarah Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:07:44 +0000 http://www.martytdx.com/zealot/archives/2007/04/17/tragedy-controversy#comment-1960 This is a really thoughtful response to a situation that has everyone shaken and overwhelmed. I'm in grad school and all of my classes are held in the library. If I knew that some guy shot his girlfriend on the other side of campus, would I stay home and not go to class? Of course not. It's not even that I refuse to let fear dictate my life, it's simply that I wouldn't even assume I had anything to fear. It's a tragic situation and sometimes journalists try to heard to cover controversy, to ask the questions they think everyone wants to know, and to play watchdog even when one isn't always needed. This is a really thoughtful response to a situation that has everyone shaken and overwhelmed. I’m in grad school and all of my classes are held in the library. If I knew that some guy shot his girlfriend on the other side of campus, would I stay home and not go to class? Of course not. It’s not even that I refuse to let fear dictate my life, it’s simply that I wouldn’t even assume I had anything to fear. It’s a tragic situation and sometimes journalists try to heard to cover controversy, to ask the questions they think everyone wants to know, and to play watchdog even when one isn’t always needed.

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