Guest post by Bright Start News
For a news organization, government-funded NPR sure does seem awfully focused on what they WON’T report about a major story, the NZ massacre.
Anyone else old enough to remember when the basics of journalism included gathering and presenting the “Who” “What” “Where” “When” and “Why” of the event? Those days are gone, replaced by progress and safety.
Guidance: On Names, The ‘Manifesto’ And Other New Zealand Mass Shooting Details
Facts you don’t need include…Names:
-NAMES I. When it’s known for sure, the name of the shooter does NOT have to be endlessly repeated. Biographical details are important, but repeating the name over and over runs the risk of glorifying the shooter in some eyes. As we’ve said before, in many cases the news can be told without even saying the name (or names if others were involved).
Video:
-VIDEO: We do not plan to post the video the shooter reportedly made. Use of any audio from it must be approved by a DME.
You don’t need to see the manifesto:
-MANIFESTO. We will be sparing on reporting about what’s being referred to as the gunman’s “manifesto” and do not plan to publish it in its entirety if it becomes available. There is considerable research indicating that such statements inspire others. The DME on duty must OK how we handle news from it.
Social media:
-SOCIAL MEDIA I. Do not retweet or otherwise point to other media outlet’s posting of the video or manifesto if they do that.
-SOCIAL MEDIA II. Let our engagement teams post first about our coverage and it’s certainly fine to then point to what they are sharing.
-SOCIAL MEDIA III: Be careful of other news outlets’ coverage. If you wouldn’t point to it on the air or in a Web story, don’t share it on social media.
Good luck ever getting to the “Why” if you’re not allowed to know the unsafe facts of events?
It’s hard to know what’s scarier, living in a world with lunatics like the Christchurch attacker, or living in world that chooses to put its collective fingers in their collective ears and shout “nah nah nah I can’t hear you”
And this is the same media complex that demanded you had a right to see every last salacious photo of meat pyramids out of Abu Ghraib.
And it isn’t just NPR. There are a lot of people who think they should be the ones to control what you do and don’t see.
Do not share the shooter's name.
Do not share the shooter's evil video.
Do not share the shooter's evil manifesto.
Mass killers desire fame and attention. Starve them of it.— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) March 15, 2019
Ben is auditioning for the roll of all three monkeys in the image above.
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