The Insensitive Media

I had to attend today's tutorial at 8am.. It was very difficult to wake up for and I really missed the comfort of my normal tute class held at a reasonable time (being noon).
Despite being highly exhausted and wanting to do nothing but lay my head on the desk and sleep away the following two hours, I found myself actually listening to what the tutor had to say (crazy, I know!). As she wasn't my normal tutor, I wasn't completely sure what to expect of her lessons. However I did enjoy her structure, however I think I am going to stay a top fan of my noon tutorial class.
She showed a clip that grabbed me. It was about pushing your limits as a journalist. If can be found at: http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s3424273.htm
I was left in shock after this clip. How could the media really be so insensitive? I guess the simple answer is that it sells. As long as money is coming in, why bother with following cultural sensitivities?
It was disgraceful really. Never do I want to become so desperate as a journalist that I feel obliged to make false assumptions about individuals. That is just completely immoral.
During this tutorial, it was also spoken of our upcoming assessment. We were shown a clip called Caine's Arcade.It is shown below:

It was so beautiful. It brought a tear to my eye. I loved his passion, I loved the music, I loved the filming. It was so beautifully written and produced that I automatically felt obliged to make my factual story something worth watching!
We also tested our interviewing skills. I had been to a press conference before so I knew what to expect, but I did enjoy learning a lot about the people in this tutorial as I only knew a few people. Some times you just have to throw a million questions out there till you get the answer you want!
17.04.2012