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Originally Posted by redwitch
But if enough people let their broadcasters and editors know they don’t want names publicized, the more the media will listen. We can talk with a button on the remote and a cancellation of newspapers and websites that give those names and show those pictures. We can boycott advertisers until they get message. If enough talk, the media will listen — there may and should be freedom of the press but news ain’t free.
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100% right on! This has been proposed at least going back to 2015 (
Newsweek). I didn't bother to back check any further as the basic point is that suggesting this proposal is at least 2-3 years old (and there are other similar reports that are easily Googled). The media has had plenty of time to enact a reasonable reporting structure for these events, yet nothing happened. Sensationalism in the media is their driver.
Further proof? Look no further than the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (
link) reported average of 29 deaths per day related to driving and alcohol. Because this is spread around the country and is not in one event, it is not sensational enough for media coverage. How sad is it that there are more deaths on an annual basis due to alcohol and driving than there are mass shootings? (I abhor mass shootings, so for the flamer(s), don't even try it)
Perhaps it is time to call the media to task for not enacting such an approach.