Comments on: Media critics look at online Virginia Tech coverage

By: Ethical Martini

Ethical Martini — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 03:06:27 +0000

I am a journalism academic in New Zealand, a long way from the action, but I think I have something useful to say about this.
It’s evidence of what I call the techno-legal time gap - the technology enables the media to do this, but there is no real governance around it - either ethically or legally.
It’s also an ethico-legal paradox.
There is no law that says NBC should not use this stuff that so fortuitously fell into its lap; there are only ethical or unethical decisions to be made.
Unfortunately, the culture and political economy of the commercial news media make it almost inevitable that such sensational material will get used.
What might stop it is if there’s an advertiser’s backlash.
Don’t hold your breath waiting for this though.
Marty

By: Press Gazette Blogs - Fleet Street 2.0 » How should journalists use social media material?

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:46:03 +0000

[...] Virginia Tech massacre may have made a talking point out of the ethics of journalists’ use material posted on blogs and social networking platforms, but Gary Andrews today highlights another, lower-profile case from [...]

By: Martin Stabe

Martin Stabe — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

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By: Ethical Martini

Ethical Martini — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

The pictures alone _ 11 showed a gun pointed at a camera lens _ were repulsive. Many who saw them viewed it as a second attack, an invitation to copycats and a fulfillment of Cho’s demented wish for attention.There’s also some good coverage over at the UK Press Gazette blog. Meanwhile, this is what the good burgher’s of Blacksburg have had to put up with. Would you like to have dinner with this sh!t blaring away from the widescreen TV over the bar?

By: Strange Attractor: Picking out patterns in the chaos

Strange Attractor: Picking out patterns in the chaos — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Press Gazette Blogs - Fleet Street 2.0 » Media critics look at online Virginia Tech coverage

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/public relations /media /blog — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Read this PR 2.0 is PR 1.0 - againBaker plans Commons vigil to see off FOI exemption for MPsMore MEN redundancies in the air…How should journalists use social media material?MySpace News launch expectedMedia critics look at online Virginia Tech coverageVirgina Tech shooting raises new issues for journalistsMC2’s financial PR offering takes shapeThink before you TwitterOnline PR still has a long way to goNot readers or consumers, but ‘commenters’JJB to launch a new digital TV channel

By: Beth|Gonzo|Pegs - MySpace Blog

Beth|Gonzo|Pegs - MySpace Blog — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

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