media rules in disaster reporting

[F4Phantom]

I want to register my disgust in the way the Aussie media are reporting this earth quake in NZ. I cant begin to really exaplain why I think they are doing not just a poor job but a disrepectful job but I am sure there are many people on this site who would agree.

some examples, they spoke to a lady live on air who was trapped, then they reported on her being rescued, which she was not, all her family got the wrong info,

they said 15 people were trapped and alive, to find out later they had all perished,

they sent koshie over there??? you have got to be joking, I dont want a self serving so called celelbrity reporting this stuff, I want trained professionals

I cant think of the rest but all in all in all these news outlets are only thinly hiding the fact that they are loving the misery and problems facing the kiwis

[cartm58]

Got to agree the media reporting has been awful we just turned it off the questions were banal and didn't elicit any facts worth knowing and the film vision was recycled every 15 minutes same scenes being played over and over again, level of questioning from so called news desk anchor person wasn't worthy of a high school newspaper column.

[F4Phantom]

Got to agree the media reporting has been awful we just turned it off the questions were banal and didn't elicit any facts worth knowing and the film vision was recycled every 15 minutes same scenes being played over and over again, level of questioning from so called news desk anchor person wasn't worthy of a high school newspaper column.

yes thats right, it has been covered here I think in the QLD floods, that is the type and style of questions asked. The news are not merely reporting news, they are trying to create news, the police told people not to use mobile phones, the tv station thinks this does not apply to them so they put someone trapped live on air, and ask them a series of questions and make comments like "call out" "I hope they find you" and the list goes on.

[PhilipA]

I was so disgusted with Kock's "mealy mouthed platitudes" that we switched off.

I found 9 to be a bit more businesslike , but barely.

Now they will continue to repeat the same stuff over and over.

Some analysis would be nice eg what are the authorities going to do with thehotel reported to be unstable
I must admit i have not switched on today preferring to look at The Australian website , but they seem to have little new.
Regards Philip A

[juddy]

Have to agree, its more to do with who's going to get the best ratings, and god cos they have run out of footage, they re run it they re run it they re run it on and on same same, and then they ring someone up whos on a mobile, and ask the most stupid questions ever.....

Oh and whats the chances it will all be filmed with the sound out of sync......

dont these people work to broadcast standards!!!!

[rick130]

Yep, to me it's just a cynical exercise in exploitation.

7 did the same during the Qld floods and Cyclone using 'celebrity anchors' instead of real journo's (are there any left in commercial TV ?)
To me it's all rather distasteful.

Have I become an SBS/ABC/SMH snob ?

[DDdisco]

They only thing they will respond to is if people stop watching it. Unfortunately, they are all on a grubby grab for the almighty ratings, and will do anything they think will get more viewers. If people watch it, they will keep doing it. Nobody wins media awards for good news stories. Vote with your remote, and write to the telecommunications ombudsman.

[mike 90 RR]

I want to register my disgust in the way the Aussie media are reporting

Add me to the register .....


.... It's not news ... It's just a lousy form of GOSSIP

[bob10]

I am so disgusted with how certain sections of the media reported the Qld. floods, and now the same clowns are in N.Z. eg-- A bloodied, disheveled woman was being " interviewed" by channel 9, she was obviously in shock, and the " journalist" kept asking stupid ,inane questions. All the poor woman could do was cover her face with her hands ,and still the reporter went on.And then there was the woman on the mobile phone, I think that building is the one they are no longer searching. Fair dinkum, these clowns make me feel embarrested to be an Aussie sometimes, I hope the Kiwis tar and feather them and run them out of town, anyone know who I can vent my spleen on in an official capacity. Since 7 & 9 started competing for stories, news reporting has gone right over the top.

[Blknight.aus]

hey, it got the infomercials off the air....

based on that alone it can't be that bad can it?