
Originally Posted by
Kapilvastu
"Our journalist was first on-scene.”The person who wrote this thinks he is a journalist? So, he just happened to be passing the house at the time?
Taking and publishing the photograph of this unfortunate person, printing the names of the victim and the alleged boyfriend seems to me like a tasteless invasions of their privacy. This sad and private story and has no journalistic value at all. How would the family and friends of this person feel, if confronted with that photograph? What effect would the publication of his name have on the life of this young sailor? I wonder if the ‘journalist’ even considered these issues.
In addition, how did he get this information? Did he conduct an interview while waiting for the ambulance and did he rely of the oh-so-reliable gossip of the neighbours? I wonder what respect for the privacy of others or what sense of decency the person calling himself a journalist has. If ever I find myself near death on a doorstep, I hope that this ‘journalist’ is passing down another street.