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In reply to the discussion: Reel Life & Real Death [View all]H2O Man
(73,308 posts)13. Right.
If a media source exploits that type of thing, I know that I would read/watch/listen to them. Only a diseased mind would find such things stimulating.
Yet a responsible media may have to at times report in a manner that makes good people uncomfortable. And the government should not be deciding what can and can't be reported.
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I'm not a tragedy whore (meaning I'm not one who gets off on seeing horrific scenes), but reality...
Cooley Hurd
Jul 2014
#7
“News is what somebody somewhere wants to suppress; all the rest is advertising.” Lord Northcliffe
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jul 2014
#9
Fair enough. I will leave you his wiki page and a recent OP ed of his. I doubt I need
Jefferson23
Jul 2014
#19
It's obvious why those killing other human beings don't want the evidence shown,
sabrina 1
Jul 2014
#21
Lol, yes, it is. I first heard the term when I insisted on posting Dahr Jamail's excellent photo
sabrina 1
Jul 2014
#30