Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Media Example #16

Here is Daniel's media example.

Parents Upset Over School Photo

And here is what he had to say about it:

"This article is about a very peculiar protocol for a student who did not get a consent form signed for a class picture. The picture has sparked outrage among parents and staff, but according to the photographer, he was just following PTA orders. Personally I think the picture is absolutely hilarious and don’t understand the uproar. It’s pretty apparent that there were many alternative routes that probably would have been better received publicly, they could have simply left the child out or just rescheduled the picture. Despite the bad judgment I think people should view this more humorous than as offensive. On a grander scale though, is this article really even newsworthy? I think that the need for round the clock updated news created by the media allows trivial stories to make headlines. Personally I think people and the media need to reevaluate what real news is and if having so many news outlets really such a good thing?"

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