30-09-2021, 12:56 PM
Following today's news from the Old Bailey, I've seen the tweet below from the Mirror's Political Editor:
https://twitter.com/PippaCrerar/status/1...68644?s=20
Is this a fairly new thing for UK broadcasters?
I know in the U.S. some journalists refuse to name perpetrators of the common mass shootings - reason behind this can vary - whether to simply pay respect to victims of crime or to leave out such details to avoid any sort of 'copycat attacks' (although I'm not too sure if this has actually happened before or if there is any evidence to suggest this).
Although I'm not too sure if something like this is decided on an organisation-wide basis, or more so down to individual presenters and reporters.
I think there is also a question about whether or not news organisations should even be making this decision - or simply reporting all of the facts, without excluding any of the details - no matter the reason?
https://twitter.com/PippaCrerar/status/1...68644?s=20
Is this a fairly new thing for UK broadcasters?
I know in the U.S. some journalists refuse to name perpetrators of the common mass shootings - reason behind this can vary - whether to simply pay respect to victims of crime or to leave out such details to avoid any sort of 'copycat attacks' (although I'm not too sure if this has actually happened before or if there is any evidence to suggest this).
Although I'm not too sure if something like this is decided on an organisation-wide basis, or more so down to individual presenters and reporters.
I think there is also a question about whether or not news organisations should even be making this decision - or simply reporting all of the facts, without excluding any of the details - no matter the reason?