Press irresponsibility AFTER the VA Tech Massacre

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Here is a version that attempts to gloss over the implications of what Obama said:

http://www.gazetteextra.com/eln_obama041707.asp

He predicted that the Virginia shooting would lead to specific questions about the gunman's motive and access to weaponry. But he said he hoped the national discussion would broaden to consider the ubiquity of violence, even in lesser forms.

The recent controversial comments of former radio host Don Imus constitute a form of violence because the words are degrading to young women, he said. Federal programs that hurt people by providing inadequate education and health care are another form, and even violence elsewhere degrades American society if we turn a blind eye, he said.

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Originally posted by VaSteve
Explain this to me.... a guys kills 32 people in the worst massacre in US history and NBC feels the need to censor out the work F U CK? WTF?

LOL thats the FCC not NBC

[VaSteve]

Originally posted by slakjaw
LOL thats the FCC not NBC

Right, but doesn't it seem weird? We can talk about the most violent stuff, but can't say/read a dirty word? Pu-lease.


In fact, I thought recently that it was OK to drop the F- or S-bomb if it was in the context of the news or event.

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Originally posted by VaSteve
Right, but doesn't it seem weird? We can talk about the most violent stuff, but can't say/read a dirty word? Pu-lease.


In fact, I thought recently that it was OK to drop the F- or S-bomb if it was in the context of the news or event.

I agree with you! it does seem to be a double standard.

Any news person CAN drop an F bomb..... I think its just the fines they try to avoid. I believe the FCC can fine in excess of a million for an F bomb.