tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049537329338986641.post2344132882190090002..comments2023-09-24T04:27:17.351-07:00Comments on UM Senior Seminar: Suppressing News at Police RequestDenisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04052983569455281649noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049537329338986641.post-52758391431157089492010-11-11T16:04:48.766-08:002010-11-11T16:04:48.766-08:00Thanks for the comments. No Julia, I wasn't ab...Thanks for the comments. No Julia, I wasn't able to find an example in which the media's release of information against police request directly led to someone being hurt. In the cases involving journalists being kidnapped by militants in Iraq and Afghanistan however (particularly the Daniel Pearl case), it has been argued that the media's release of information surrounding the kidnappings led to journalists being killed--hence news outlet's editors policy of cooperating with media blackouts in such cases these days.emphillippehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01135700048843049703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049537329338986641.post-44393813181634156542010-11-01T14:32:27.777-07:002010-11-01T14:32:27.777-07:00I think it probably depends on the situation, but ...I think it probably depends on the situation, but it also depends on the reporters. A lot of them go to work as a journalist, and a lot of them come home as a regular person. I don't think I would run a story if someone was going to die (a specific someone, not just a threat that SOMEONE is going to die), but I think that the news is important all the same.Drew Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094960624577395962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049537329338986641.post-47698688615870684382010-11-01T13:54:58.024-07:002010-11-01T13:54:58.024-07:00Your presentation brought up some interesting poin...Your presentation brought up some interesting points. When I read your post, I started thinking of journalism as the Force from Star Wars (in that it can be used for good or bad.) I agree that there are situations in which journalists should consider the safety of the public before they publish a story.<br /><br />Did you come across a case in which someone was injured or killed because the media released sensitive information?Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08847053351153682203noreply@blogger.com