The Media's Coverage Of These Tragedies Serves No Purpose

[SoCalMusicLover]

I hate to say it, but it's like a fucking broken record. Each time one of these tragedies occurs, it's the same damned script. To what end? NOTHING WILL CHANGE! The media gets up and reports tragedy after tragedy, wasting countless hours discussing why it happened, what could have been done, what could be done, what is reasonable to be done, etc, etc.

Then.......................................NOTHING!! This will be over by next Wednesday, all except for the funerals and nightmares the witnesses to this incident will have for their remaining days on earth.

In a few weeks, the media will send their top reporters out to a different state. Another school.....or church.....or mall.....or concert....or fast food restaurant.....or freeway....or nightclub......or office building.....and so on.

Wash.....Rinse.....Repeat.......

[guillaumeb]

1. And they focus obsessively on the motivation of the shooter.

And ignore the easy availability of weapons of death.

[Nevernose]

3. And focus on what to do

Like multiple trainings, rehearsals, and scenarios throughout every school year is the right direction. Never ask questions about the precious guns, because that might rile up a small but extremely vocal minority.

[guillaumeb]

15. True. And the fact that there were 2 armed police at the school will not stop

the calls for more security.

[uponit7771]

2. Because they refuse to talk about Russian money going to the NRA and to mostly GOP

... pols who wont move.

That's the root of the matter, the NRA can move a lot of money on people who ruin agaist them

[poboy2]

11. I approve of this reply in exactly those words. -eom

[Backwoodsrider]

4. and they seem to show the same love and affection as they do covering a hurricane

Over all I respect most newscasters and understand they are in important part in telling us the truth about our government but they seem to exhibit the same noncommercial excitement post mass shooting as they do post hurricane. I am no expert but I think the serial killers use this possible attention they might get from the media as a motivator to help them decide to take a life.

By all accounts this was a weak little dweeb who had no power. Now look at all the attention he is getting. This attention is power and its planting seeds in other susceptible little minds across the US.

[SoCalMusicLover]

6. If Only Hurricanes Happened On An Hourly Basis

I bet something would be done if that were the case, huh?

[jrthin]

5. It does serve a purpose: profit.

[Backwoodsrider]

8. ding ding ding winner!

Yes profit seems to be the ultimate chicken dinner right now

[Mariana]

7. It serves the purpose of selling ads.

That is the media's job, after all.

[Backwoodsrider]

10. I agree but why do they run for hours with no commercials in beginning?

What purpose does that serve? I believe THAT is some medial manipulation bullshit and They ARE playing with our minds and also save them money they don't have to write a story just let the talking airheads flap impromptu.

[Mariana]

13. Of course it's manipulation.

They hope you'll crave new information so much that you'll leave it on after they start running the ads again, just in case they break in with something new. Never mind that they'll repeat any old rumour they get wind of, just to have something NEW!!! to report.

We must never, ever forget that their customers are the advertisers, and we are the product they deliver to their customers.

[EX500rider]

9. I think it does worse then that....I think it encourages others to imitate..

....and get their 15 mins of fame, regardless how they get it.

I think a news black out on the persons name would help, keep them anonymous and let them rot in jail, unknown.

[Backwoodsrider]

12. Yes I think one network tried that a few shootings ago

They would not use the guys name but that doesn't matter if all the rest of the stations are.

FXDB rider

[Wounded Bear]

14. I had the TV off most of last night and today...

why give them the ratings?

Heard it all before. Lather, rinse, repeat.

Lather, rinse, repeat.

Lather, rinse, repeat.

Lather, rinse, repeat.

Lather, rinse, repeat.

[LanternWaste]

16. The media's coverage of weather is guilty of the same...

The media's coverage of weather is guilty of the same... a broken record, nothing changes, dame damned script, weather is always weather and nothing can change it. Why oh why, dear Lord does the media waste its time reporting weather. By next week, another storm or flood or hurricane or cold front will kill many people.

Wash... rinse... repeat.