There is a great deal of controversy about news organizations last week showing the video of the Georgian luger's fatal crash. The Poynter Institute' Al Tompkins disucsses the pros and cons here. What would you do?
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I wouldn't have aired the luge video at all. If you were able to see it somehow live, I can understand it being on the air. But nobody should really want to see a young man die, especially in the Olympic Games. that young man had a lot going for him, and sadly he had everything taken from him.
I felt awful the day the Olympic Games started, and I still feel terrible today about it. A man lost his life doing what he loved. Let's leave it at that.
I could see it running possibly once, but no more than that. I forget whom you mentioned in class, but a station (NBC?) aired it multiple times, and in slow-motion. That is tasteless, as viewers only need to see it once; it's graphic enough that it doesn't need a second showing, much less in slo-mo.
Chris Slaby
I would have aired the video because i think it is something that the public would want to see. Like you said in class using still images would be a good way to show the public what happened after the video was aired the first time.
This was an interesting read. It's funny because before I got into the "news" business I would have been asking, "why are they showing us that?" but now I look at it from a journalistic point of view. Because of that I don't think about showing it the same way I did. When I covered my first accident, my first thoughts were this is sad but I was more concerned about getting good shots and doing a good job so my boss wouldn't be disappointed at my camera work. I don't think people who aren't affiliated with "news" understand why journalists do what they do. Sometimes I'm not even sure why. It always comes up though.
As a matter of fact it came up in class. There was a fight that broke at a ball game and a student was covering it and another student asked why he didn't step in to try to stop it. I didn't think it was our job. I can see how this would be a touchy area because we are also human. Just somethings I think about.
-Evie
I didn't answer the question but I don't know if I would have ran it or not. I would hate for the family to see the video over and over again. We did read in "Aim For the Heart" about using file video.
Can't we just show pictures of him and not the accident, or the the area but not the accident.
I think the article has some good points.
I think it was totally wrong for them to air that video. A person died during that time and so it should be treated as a private matter. This video can have major effect on some people due to its graphic nature.
Chastity Spencer
RT 311
No! I feel like his memory and his family deserves more respect then this. I still have not watched the video and I don't plan to. Just because we our journalist doesn't mean we can't practice some self restraint.
I think I would of aired it but I would of edit it and made it look more presentable becaus I would of be thinking about his family and how they would feel see their love one dieing.
Corey Harper RT311
I would have never aired this video. It's one thing if it was during a live race and it was shown but it wasn't. First, this accident happened on a test run and it never was supposed to air in the first place. Second, it shows a person actually dying and that is morally wrong to try and show the clip as entertainment. Someone's death is the most serious matter there is and for something like that to be aired for millions see is immorally wrong.
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