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NPR ombud defends airing girl's screams in report from Pakistan
Posted by Jane Abao 4/27/2009 12:27:42 AM
The use of screams in news per se do not make the news sensational. It is how they were presented in the whole make-up of the news. Were they repeated? Prolonged? Too loud? How do they come in relation to the other parts of the news? Much emphasized? Was the flogger saying anything while the girl was screaming? Not audible? Is there scanty background provided for the audience to understand the reason for flogging?
If the answer is yes for most of these questions, chances are the effects were calculated to be theatrical to court the attention of the public. It can be said to be self-serving and yes, sensational.
News again in the name of profit?
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