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{{quote|'''[[Charlie Brooker]]''': Anyway, I guess what I'm saying is, there's generally more good than bad in the world. Unless you're watching the news, which likes to [[Accentuate the Negative]] at every turn. |
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'''Dr. Park Dietz, forensic psychiatrist''': We've had twenty years of mass murderers, throughout which I have repeatedly told [[Cable News Network|CNN]] and our other media, if you don't want to propagate more mass murders, don't start the story with sirens blaring. |
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''([[Gilligan Cut|Cut to sirens blaring]], and "The school day had only just begun when the attacker struck.")'' |
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'''Dr. Park Dietz''': Don't have photographs of the killer. |
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'''Dr. Park Dietz, forensic psychiatrist:''' "We've had twenty years of mass murderers, throughout which I have repeatedly told [[Cable News Network|CNN]] and our other media, if you don't want to propagate more mass murders, don't start the story with sirens blaring.<ref>[[Gilligan Cut|Cut to sirens blaring]], and "The school day had only just begun when the attacker struck."</ref> Don't have photographs of the killer.<ref>[[Gilligan Cut|Cut to]] a black-and-white image of a spree killer, and "The 17-year-old's three-hour rampage ended in his own death."</ref> Don't make this 24/7 coverage.<ref>[[Gilligan Cut|Cut to]] "[[The Chancellors of Germany|The German Chancellor]] is about to give her reaction. We'll bring that to you live."</ref> Do everything you can not to make the body count the lead story,<ref>[[Gilligan Cut|Cut to]] "Carnage in the classroom, sixteen people are dead."</ref> not to make the killer some kind of [[Anti-Hero]].<ref>[[Overly Long Gag|Cut to]] "[[Badass|Dressed in black combat gear]], the gunman opened fire at random."</ref> Do localize this story to the affected community, and make it as boring as possible in every other market. Because every time we have intense saturation coverage of a mass murder, we expect to see one or two more within a week.<br /> |
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''([[Gilligan Cut|Cut to]] a black-and-white image of a spree killer, and "The 17-year-old's three-hour rampage ended in his own death.")'' |
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⚫ | '''Charlie Brooker:''' In summary, then, not only does bad news always trump good news, but that bad news might itself actually help create more bad news. [[Deadpan Snarker|Which is good news, if you're the news.]] |
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'''Dr. Park Dietz''': Don't make this 24/7 coverage. |
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''([[Gilligan Cut|Cut to]] "[[The Chancellors of Germany|The German Chancellor]] is about to give her reaction. We'll bring that to you live.")'' |
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'''Dr. Park Dietz''': Do everything you can not to make the body count the lead story... |
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''([[Gilligan Cut|Cut to]] "Carnage in the classroom, sixteen people are dead.")'' |
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'''Dr. Park Dietz''': Not to make the killer some kind of [[Anti-Hero]]. |
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''([[Overly Long Gag|Cut to]] "[[Badass|Dressed in black combat gear]], the gunman opened fire at random.")'' |
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'''Dr. Park Dietz''': Do localize this story to the affected community, and make it as boring as possible in every other market. Because every time we have intense saturation coverage of a mass murder, we expect to see one or two more within a week. |
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|''[[Newswipe]]'', [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}0qPtFe2hgOk "Violence in the Media"]}} |
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Revision as of 22:23, 27 February 2021
Charlie Brooker: Anyway, I guess what I'm saying is, there's generally more good than bad in the world. Unless you're watching the news, which likes to Accentuate the Negative at every turn. |