On the other hand the tweet ban (Romenesko has the memo from CBS corporate ordering compliance) seems heavy handed and unnecessary, especially if they are broadcasting the same. Indeed the "Newsbreaker" Larry King operation has been tweeting what the host, former LA reporter David Begnaud, is seeing on TV (the live stream of Newsbreaker when it is on is a surreal view of the future of TV news, with Begnaud acting as a video and twitter deejay of death and destruction). Those decisions should come from local editors directing their staff and not company wide memos.
On Feb 12, 2013, at 5:31 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 5:25 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 5:23 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I think it is understandable that law enforcement authorities would not > want > > their activity and other information broadcast to Dorner in the event he > is > > alive and either on the run or holed up somewhere. > > I agree it is understandable law enforcement would want that. However, > I don't believe the media should comply. Perhaps the media should > refrain from reporting live movements of police, but there is no > reason the media cannot be on-scene at all to cover what is obviously > a major local news story. There are legitimate competing interests here. But in a dynamic situation like this where people have already been hurt and killed, including two law enforcement officers, and reporters on scene would both be endangering themselves (and officers who would have to protect or rescue them) and potentially endangering others by reporting information the suspect could be monitoring, I am inclined to give the lawmen the benefit of the doubt, and I would think most journalists would comply, up to a point. Reporters who determine that, for example, the suspect has been either killed or put in custody, would be in a position to then refuse to comply with attempts to keep them off scene. -- -- 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. -- -- 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.
