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Media sensationalism at its best!

hehe,
the funny thing is, its an accurate descripcion of the whole thing from an outsiders point of view, its not like they've gone and made up a lot of stuff.
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So what part is sensationalism?? I'm serious, what part do you think they have overdone?
 
Pretty accurate description, from obviously someone who has never had the balls to let loose for a few hours and feel the true spirit to raving
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it’s not sensationalized.
it paints a picture that, from a
certain perspective, is quite true.
however, it doesn’t sit well as
they are not the memories we have
of the parties we go to.
signaling out lost first timers
doesn’t help though!
 
relativity.
it all has to do with the
position you do your observing
from.
 
Perhaps "sensationalised" was the wrong choice of word...
What I was refering to was the negativity of the story towards the end - the lone 'first-time' raver left in pain with the ambo service, whilst her friends apparently have 'ditched' her because the power of the "E" calling them to the dancefloor...
If that is an accurate picture of our "scene"..hmmmmm. Thankfully I don't personally know anyone who would do that to a first-timer.
BlueChicK
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No, I think it is sensationalism. The language used and the emphasis on the drugs highlight a specific part of an entire culture and put it in the spotlight.
Sensationalism... I think so.
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I agree with prometheus. Many assumptions were made to the nature of drug taking that were erroneous. The "E" aspect of the party was overwrought and language used hightlighted the "wasted" and "fake" attitudes of those partaking. Nobody does a review of a pub rock gig spending most of the article wanking on about the beer.
"The beer, oh, it called them too the stage..." What a load of crapola.
Also, it made the place sound like some depraved drug supermarket, with the DJ's just there to provide some peripheral entertainment. The concept of appreciating such music without drugs was not explored.
All in all, it seems this journalists mind was made up before the piece was even written. Its easy to do a hatchet job, harder to get the full picture. Not much respect.
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it was like his editor sent him off to do a story with the words, "i want a story about kids getting drug-fucked, and give it some shock value". this is not good journalism, it's pure tabloid. sure, some of the facts are correct, but the emphasis is WAY wrong.
i actually remember reading the article when it was published, and i had never been to a "rave" before or even thought about taking drugs. and even then i remember thinking, "man, this guy has an agenda, here...". it's blatant.
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Maybe it's just too close to home for you? Or are you just picking on this article for the sake of picking on the article because it's from the media's perspective. I seriously don't see anything wrong with it or how it is in anyway unfactual.
As far as it being sensationalism because it chooses a specific scene and puts it in the spotlight - I'd say get over you're paranioa and move on. Face the fact that the majority of the rave scene is drug fuelled. I could easily say that this whole messageboard is sensationalism - it promotes, supports and singles out a particular scene and puts it in the spotlight to certain degree - does this board sensationlise MDMA and the Rave Scene - by your definition yes - but we all know better than that.
I can understand your attitude if the article was full of fictional bullshit - but I don't see that.
And as far as the article overstating the influence of 'E' on the scene - I agree with it, and it's influence is ever increasing. I've met my fair share of 'fake' people who wouldn't normally say two words to you straight. I'm not saying any of this is bad - just face the facts. I think this board in itself does an excellent job of showing just how much influence 'E' has on the rave scene.
There are few people that I know that are happily in the scene without any drugs, but the majority of people i know see the rave scene and drugs as a perfect marriage - again not a bad thing just a reality.
Sorry if I upset people - but to increase knowledge and understanding one must look at boths sides objectionally, and not dismiss things because they don't agree with our stance - otherwise we are no better than the media that we attack for being one sided.
hastey
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Sorry if I upset people - but to increase knowledge and understanding one must look at boths sides objectionally
Click to expand...
If only the "journalist" who wrote this article had done that then we wouldn't be having this discussion.
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ahhhhh but does this mean we have to stoop to this level hmmm??
 
I actually thought the article was pretty acurate. Sure it exaggerated some points, but I thought it was a pretty spot on with the whole rave/drug scene.
 
I would just like to point out one fault in that...it wasn't the biggest rave. Look at Mardi-Gras after party. It had like 30,000 people and tickets were like $115 each and went from 10pm till 10am, which is more expensive and more people.
Still, sounds like a pretty cool rave to go to. And, l guess l'd be taking my bag of E's aswell.
Spot on about how the music and drugs mix good though....Spizz
 
I would just like to point out one fault in that...it wasn't the biggest rave. Look at Mardi-Gras after party. It had like 30,000 people and tickets were like $115 each and went from 10pm till 10am, which is more expensive and more people.
Still, sounds like a pretty cool rave to go to. And, l guess l'd be taking my bag of E's aswell.
Spot on about how the music and drugs mix good though....Spizz
 
I would just like to point out one fault in that...it wasn't the biggest rave. Look at Mardi-Gras after party. It had like 30,000 people and tickets were like $115 each and went from 10pm till 10am, which is more expensive and more people.
Still, sounds like a pretty cool rave to go to. And, l guess l'd be taking my bag of E's aswell.
Spot on about how the music and drugs mix good though....Spizz
PS, l saw Sean Quinn at FatBoy Slim....he went off...mad DJ
 
Just because an article is factual doesn't mean it isn't sensationalised.
The article is all fact (or even if it is made up the details are not unreasonable). The point is, however, that the focus on everything in the article has been on the drugs used and their eventual negative effects.
The author undoubtably had an agenda to produce a sensational piece on drug use - and I think he did a fantastic job. It's believable (it even broaches the topics of why people want to take drugs) and very detailed. But it is undoubtably sensationalised - not by the content but by the way the content only covers things from a particular aspect.
Most people do not go to events like TT just for the drugs. The music and the atmosphere is an overwealming part of it - and this was mentioned only fleetingly. The people who had a good time, loved the music and the atmosphere, didn't have any negative effects from the drugs and who went home at a reasonable hour where not mentioned. Instead the focus was on all the possible negatives - bad drugs, bad experience because of friends who were on drugs, music and rides only to "bring on" the drugs, inability to sleep, unsociableness due to comedowns, etc.
An excellent article from a editorial point of view - a terrible article if you actually wanted a real idea of what these sort of parties are about.
 
The reporter has used nothing but the facts. Nothing he's stated in that article is untrue. It's what you assume that begins to irk you. And that's the mark of a skilled journalist. I don't agree with the way he's written his piece either, but it's his right. It's a free country with a free press.
Now, if that reporter had wanted to present a more credible piece, he'd have been better off to emphasize the fact that "joe public can get the following impression from a rave", and then do his spiel about deal bags, drugs and pale skin. Cos really, that's what he's doing - he's joe public, gone to a rave, and written an article for a publication that a lot of other joe public's are going to read. Makes sense.
By the way, lets face it, the rave scene is a pretty unpalatable thorn in the side of mainstream society. This particular joe public has every right to view us this way. Unless you've been there, in the centre of the dance floor off your face when it all goes off, you'll never be able to explain how good that feeling is, how it makes looking (and feeling) like a seedy mess in the morning somehow worth it.
 
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