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Originally posted by Stilts
This thing did go way over the top and sounds like it was totally wrong. You can't blame the media for the way that they wrote about it though. The media is supposed to report unbiased facts. From what I read there they reported exactally what happened, and what the different authorities are considering as consequences for the actions. They did their job, it's when they start injecting opinion into their articles that you should be yelling at them. Even if you agreed with them on this issue, what about the next time when they start spouting off an opinion different than yours. People take what the media says as truth, if they are biased it can effect too many people's judgement.
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After calming down, I realize that maybe my post was a little inflamatory.
Reporting the news is a very heady job I'm sure. Trying to mix 37 different stories into one article is sure to be a time consuming and difficult task.
However, I'm not concerned with how the media reports it's stories. I'm more upset that the school as taken the official position that "our hands are tied there simply isn't anything we can do."
This has nothing to do with how the media reported the story. This is more about the school's position that
was reported in the media.
You write of how the news can bias someones opinion of the story. How does language like "...whether any criminal acts occured,"and "for possible discipline" affect someones' thinking.
For someone who hadn't seen the videotape it might influence them to think that this "powderpuff game" just got a little out of hand, you know girls will be girls. I mean, if the police aren't sure of "any criminal acts" how can I be sure? If the school is looking "for possible" disciplinary action then surely it must not be important.
Fact is, it is important.
