NotGrog

Hi! I'm actually writing my dissertation about the Virginia Tech shootings right now. It's a study on how the media portrayed the event in the month following it. How did you feel about the media broadcasting and showing a lot of the videos and images that the shooter sent to NBC News? A lot of what I've read so far has commented on the backlash against it, I'd love to hear what you thought about it.

I'm sorry to hear that you lost friends, I can't imagine how awful it must have been and still is. :(

Wow, that's absolutely insane. I've always found the ethics behind editorial decisions in journalism fascinating, but man that is just awful. I expected that sort of answer but I was afraid of it.

It's horrible to think that somewhere an editorial decision was made to value simple shock value over telling the story of someone who deserved to have their story told.

I made sure to read about all of the victims while I was doing my research, I remembered Ryan's name, he seemed like a really great guy.

Thanks for sharing, buddy, once again I'm so sorry for your loss.