Reilly Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 DISCLAIMER: I am actually talking about news reports on television and newspaper. Do you ever feel that some news items are reported just to create hate and interest, and therefore sell newspapers and get television ratings? I don't mean Glenn Beck, I mean those public interest stories like for example, a news item which has been posted on here 3 times, a dying child being harassed by her 30 year old neighbour because of conflict in the past. I mean, clearly this is insane, and clearly that neighbour has to be insane to do such a thing, do we really need this to be a news item so that we can all look at it and go "Oh god, shes awful, she should die, etc. etc." To me, of course it's a horrible thing for a person to do, but I don't know why the world needs to know about it, and I don't understand why it's significant news. The parents of this child had reported it, and there has been no complaints over how it's being dealt with by local authorities, so I don't see why it's newsworthy. So, where do you draw the line between what's shockingly awful for the sake of selling papers, and what's genuine news? Original thread post which caused confusion: ------- This is a thread about Shocking News. That topic about the online bullying of a dying child got me thinking, is this news? Or is it just sickening? And that's always where it's hard to draw the line, does it help society to report this? Should we be informed and make a big deal out of it- does that mean the authorities will take it more seriously? Should I ask another question? I don't just mean that one news item about the dying child, but there are always sensational news stories (And often stories that aren't sensational which are made to look like it) to sell newspapers or TV station viewing figures, and it's sometimes a very blurry line to cross what's genuine news and what's just sick shit that makes us all shake our heads in disgust and agreement that it is indeed disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arwen Evenstar Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 nice and subtle :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reilly Posted November 3, 2010 Author Share Posted November 3, 2010 The topic you made genuinely made me think of this, it's the 3rd time that I know of that it's been posted on here as a topic. Honestly this was not a shot at you for posting the topic (And to be honest while I can't blame you for thinking that it might be- I find it quite self-obsessive that you assume it definitely is), but simply a topic about where we draw the line about what is considered a news item and what is reported just to stir us up and sell papers. Your topic simply made me think of this. But in that same topic (And I've just read this now) you've written about how another shocking news item pissed you off and asked if you had gotten around to posting it. I find that really interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eff-exx Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Is it just me or this forum is becoming more and more for a place discussing matters like this? I'm not saying it shouldn't be discussed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reilly Posted November 3, 2010 Author Share Posted November 3, 2010 Do you mean discussing whether un-necessarily shocking news stories make a positive impact on society or how Coldplayings becoming a hotbed of shocking news stories? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eff-exx Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 These kind of stories, in general. Not just shocking news stories, but those issues which are highly debatable and more about personal opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
an angel Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Would you rather the lounge be filled with cult/anti-cult/anti-anti-cult sort of threads again? :tongue: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reilly Posted November 3, 2010 Author Share Posted November 3, 2010 I think I need to edit what this thread was supposed to be about, because it has nothing to do with threads made in this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eff-exx Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Would you rather the lounge be filled with cult/anti-cult/anti-anti-cult sort of threads again? :tongue: :uhoh: But maybe that's better, because it's less serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
an angel Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 I do like the lounge more when it's like that because it's fun. Stupid, but fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eff-exx Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 I do like the lounge more when it's like that because it's fun. Stupid, but fun. QFT. :cheesy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 I do like the lounge more when it's like that because it's fun. Stupid, but fun. ECH, BAD. Anyway. Yes I do think some of those stories are published just to get sales and ratings. People are interested so they'll show it to make something off that interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lore Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 no, the world doesn't need to know about it, it's just about sales. Most of the press is so stupid these days anyway. We see the same things over and over on tv news and newspapers are not better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djibou Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 True. People will know that kind of story but won't be able to tell me about the latest development in Israel/Palestine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyk58 Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 True. People will know that kind of story but won't be able to tell me about the latest development in Israel/Palestine. Sad, but true. :cry: I still remember when Bush's dog (Billie?) died (USA's former first dog). When it died, it was mentioned on the TV2 News. A FORMER first dog in the USA mentioned on DANISH television in the news!! I was :stunned: :shocked: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arwen Evenstar Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 I do agree that a lot of these types of stories are just printed to sell papers; however, I think it is important to hear these types of stories once in a while. It helps us understand our world better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lore Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 I think some of those stories only help to realize how stupid the human race can be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyk58 Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 I think some of those stories only help to realize how stupid the human race can be +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumbersGirl Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 The story being referred to is in my local area. that woman = TRASH The parents probably reported it to the local news, but it was the station's decision to air it. Like you all said, for the, "oh, lookey here at our news station" factor. However, a nice follow-up story came out of it. A bunch of people donated money/etc. for her to go on a shopping spree at a local toy store, ride there in a limo, all sorts of cool stuff to cheer her up. She looked genuinely happy. Doesn't change what that woman did, but at least it brought a smile to the little girl's face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reilly Posted November 3, 2010 Author Share Posted November 3, 2010 ^That's a really good point actually, and it's great that happened. But isn't it quite odd the world we live in, if some demented family didn't try to mock her and cyber bully her parents, she probably wouldn't have had much local attention like most disabled children. DIJIBOO made a good point, a lot of people who obsess over these kinds of stories tend to flick past pages about 60 people dying to get to them. I don't see how it's necessary awareness of a situation, should we learn that it's bad to cyber bully dying children? The people are clearly mentally ill and totally detached from reality, so it's not exactly going to teach anyone of a fixed mental state to not do what they are doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnspieler1012 Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Reilly is an insightful man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megalomania Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 I think some of those stories only help to realize how stupid the human race can be +2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arwen Evenstar Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 I think some of those stories only help to realize how stupid the human race can be + 300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Final Track Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 The first thing I thought of when I read the first sentence was that news story. Yes, it's sick, but they made a bigger deal out of it than it was, leaving out information, cutting footage, and basically asking people to herass her. In addition, I think Fox was the only news station who reported it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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