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“What troubles me most is what motivates the invasion of private grief. I can’t help but think it’s not in pursuit of truth. If it’s to get the right scoop, or beat another station in a ratings war, we need to re-evaluate the process of news-gathering. Sacrificing the dignity and privacy of a grieving mother to get the right footage, or advance a career, is not right” – Kate Leaver
Grieving families. friends or individuals met by the media sometimes wonder whether the circumstances of the death of their loved ones warrant the loss of their rights to dignified and private mourning.
It’s not only journalists that intrude, but photographers and camera crews too. For this post we turn our attention to the actions of photographers when reporting tragedies, and their actions are percieved by people involved or connected in the situation. The following is an excerpt from…
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