Your thoughts on the media.........

Kakapo Dundee

Kakapo Dundee

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Local photographer gets sent to cover a smalltown bridal pageant.

While he's there, he snaps the shot below.

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Editor of local paper uses it for front page.

Pageant owner throws a tantrum because the competition ,and it's winner, were not given priority as news. Much jumping on the band wagon by the anti-liquor wowsers.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/7004385/Bride-of-beer-rises-on-Aussie-TV

So is it the job of a news photographer to record reality, or are they just there to point and click at whatever they're told to?
 
The above seems to be a good case of "shock journalism" Put up a pic like that and sell more papers.

I think it does the public a disservice. The world would be a better place if media would unbiased news reporters, just the facts... and let this kind of crap to the entertainment business.

Hell, where does one go for serious news anymore?
 
Tim said:
The above seems to be a good case of "shock journalism" Put up a pic like that and sell more papers.

I think it does the public a disservice. The world would be a better place if media would unbiased news reporters, just the facts... and let this kind of crap to the entertainment business.

Hell, where does one go for serious news anymore?
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holy smokes Batman

We agree on something :D
 
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