GrainneDhu
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Hey hey hey! Easssy!!! (I work in broadcast news... )
I can tell you that I've never known a reporter who would make up a rumour to a mother that just lost a child to try to get a reaction out of her. No way, no way. The hardest thing we do is ask bereaved parents for an interview. We all hate it. We have feelings too, honestly! Do you honestly think a reporter would shout out something abusive to a victim to get a reaction, and still have a job the next morning?
Not only do I think a reporter would ask a grieving mother if her son committed suicide and keep their job, I know it happened. I was standing right next to that mother when that reporter screamed that question in her face.
If we're guilty of anything, it's doing story after story about murder after murder, and after a while the names and faces blur into each other. And we do develop a thick skin to take punches and give them from time to time as well.
Your second sentence is so wrong! We do care about victims' feelings!
I am glad to hear that you would never ask a question like "was your son drunk? we know he had a drug problem, so was he on drugs?" to the grieving mother.
I can tell you, though, that not all media reporters share your tender sensibilities.
I sometimes miss the previous life (career) that I lost when I became disabled but you can sign me:
Glad I don't have to be a media *advertiser censored* any more