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By Steven | February 23, 2011
Yes, it’s helpful to the country to understand the gravity of the disaster in Christchurch. Yes, we should cut news crews some slack when they’ve got to edit on the hoof. Yes, most of the coverage I’ve seen on TVNZ and TV3 has been responsible.
But I think the highlights packages of bleeding-head woman, bandage man, howling woman, and others similarly injured or distraught, repeated over and over and over again, is crossing the line. Someone make them stop.
[Tim Watkin over at Pundit takes issue with me in his comments thread. I join battle.]
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