On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 4:34 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > I had a discussion with two colleagues of mine about this incident earlier > today, one a professional photographer, the other an ethicist. The contours > of that discussion, while I think interesting and important, are less > important than the tone and sophistication of all parties involved in the > story, which allowed and stimulated I'm sure many important and interesting > conversations around the country today. Aline Marie (the subject of the > photo) Emmanuel Dunand (the photographer) and Coburn Dukehart (the author of > the article at NPR) each in their own way make their points, but in a > respectful way that creates space for other points of view and encourages > dialogue. What kind of society would we create if most of the stories in our > (figurative) morning newspaper were at the same elevated level? Of course, > we will never know the answer to that question...
One of my friends on Google+ reminded me today is the 27th anniversary of the Challenger explosion. As a child when the explosion took place, it was probably my first conscious exposure to the media showing grieving faces and intrusively trying to get quotes from family members and friends (and even people entirely disconnected from the shuttle program -- for whatever reason, KABC rushed a camera crew to my sister's high school in La Verne, CA where she was asked for her reaction). I believe the media was at its worst in exploiting those in grief the days and weeks following 9/11, when it seemed like you couldn't swing a dead cat without hitting an image of somebody caught on camera grieving. Obviously, there is a demographic who wants to see this -- I'm not among them. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
