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I don't struggle with those interviews at all, they are outrageous and shameful.

There's an argument to be made about conveying the scope of a tragedy to the public but it's also pretty clear that cameras are being shoved in people's faces.



> I don't struggle with those interviews at all, they are outrageous and shameful.

Sorry, I was being unclear in the context of an international audience: "I struggle with" translates from my-version-of-UK-English to my-US-coworker's-English as more or less exactly this :-)

(I'm told my tendency to say "sorry" continuously also gently mistranslates like this too...)


I feel exactly the opposite.

It's critical that the real impact of death and destruction be effectively conveyed in the media. All too often it's trivialized, sugar-coated, or made to seem like a video game.

People need to realize how devastating such violence is, instead of viewing it as a game or a joke, if there is to be any hope of reducing its incidence.


I mentioned that I understand that in the second paragraph and expressed that I don't think they do a good job of it.

Much of the media treats victims of tragedies like shit. All the time. It's a race to who knows where.




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