Media

Is it ethical for journalists to interview people immediately after a tragedy?

For

It captures raw emotions and truth.

Against

It is insensitive and invades grief.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • he is frequently first, but he is also incredibly accurate, so people take his word as gospel
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  • TMZ also apparently has a major rep for breaking big stories and being accurate with them
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Against

  • People saying TMZ did nothing wrong, they were just doing their job, as if ethics in journalism aren't part of the job.
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  • Put their grief in context.
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