The Daily Telegraph in Australia, in addition to making a giant leap of an assumption, has taken a decidedly cold tact in its lead to the Virginia Tech story.
"THIS is the face of the girl who may have sparked the worst school shooting in US history."
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21576271-5001021,00.html
Certainly, different publications both here and abroad take different approaches to journalism and storytelling for varied audiences, but is it fair or responsible -- when we're still gathering critical details -- to essentially place blame on one dead victim for the deaths of all the others?
No comments:
Post a Comment