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Bluelighter
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Two Tribes incidents- Media portrayal
Hey all, just wondering about people's take on the media coverage of the couple of overdoses at last night's event....
So far, I've seen two completely opposing approaches: one from Melbourne's two major papers (Age, Herald Sun), and one from Fox News.
linky link to age/sun article (it's the same in both papers, as it was written by AAP)
This article is surprisingly responsible and even-handed. It even seems like parts of the article are advocating a more realistic approach toward drug use, in a kind of indirect way. What disappoints me is the way in which the article gives no credit to the attendees of the rave themselves, instead showering praise on a few cops, beagles and labradors.
If anyone's awake yet, compare this article to Murdoch's boys at Fox and you'll see a pretty deplorable piece of scare-mongering.
Anyone seen/read much else?
Hey all, just wondering about people's take on the media coverage of the couple of overdoses at last night's event....
So far, I've seen two completely opposing approaches: one from Melbourne's two major papers (Age, Herald Sun), and one from Fox News.
linky link to age/sun article (it's the same in both papers, as it was written by AAP)
This article is surprisingly responsible and even-handed. It even seems like parts of the article are advocating a more realistic approach toward drug use, in a kind of indirect way. What disappoints me is the way in which the article gives no credit to the attendees of the rave themselves, instead showering praise on a few cops, beagles and labradors.
If anyone's awake yet, compare this article to Murdoch's boys at Fox and you'll see a pretty deplorable piece of scare-mongering.
Anyone seen/read much else?
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