tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post3131459701227732030..comments2024-03-20T12:03:26.126+00:00Comments on Thin Pinstriped Line: A dark day.Sir Humphreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08704774192275240783noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-77624550123069363122012-03-09T16:12:11.707+00:002012-03-09T16:12:11.707+00:00A thoughtful article on a difficult issue. Thank ...A thoughtful article on a difficult issue. Thank you. My concern is that at these times the coverage is, as you said, often focussed on what a dreadful thing this war is and how we should have pulled out long ago. Regardless of the validity or not of this, the last thing a grieving parent wishes to hear is that their child died for a pointless cause that shouldn't even be happening. How can we, as a country, persuade the media of the importance of basic empathy and human decency at times like these?Tobzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09924994287077924911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-28644875362762276452012-03-09T09:01:28.606+00:002012-03-09T09:01:28.606+00:00Well said, Sir Humphrey.
The media are a bunch of ...Well said, Sir Humphrey.<br />The media are a bunch of ghouls obsessed with death. It's not just in Afghanistan but in any tragic situation when someone is killed.<br />I can't imagine how they would have reported a conflict like WW1, or WW2.<br /><br />My thoughts will be with the families and friends of those who lost their lives yesterday. RIP, guys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-89751507229802841942012-03-09T02:31:56.368+00:002012-03-09T02:31:56.368+00:00Well put - the media, as it will, prefers the sizz...Well put - the media, as it will, prefers the sizzle (no matter who it might hurt) to the steak.<br /><br />Condolences, and take care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-38006248743983598112012-03-08T23:25:05.010+00:002012-03-08T23:25:05.010+00:00Heartfelt comments "Jim" which I am sure...Heartfelt comments "Jim" which I am sure are shared by all of us. My very soul cries out for the families and other loved ones of these and all those who have lost their lives in this way. Some people talk so easily about broken lives and ultimate sacrifices but on those who have lost in this way truly understand what these words meanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-62489409150773036802012-03-08T19:58:31.294+00:002012-03-08T19:58:31.294+00:00I have just noticed that Sky News on the internet ...I have just noticed that Sky News on the internet is doing exactly the same thing in reporting the deaths of one Briton and an Italian in Nigeria after a failed rescue bid. The two men are seen blindfolded with three armed terrorists behind them as soon as you click on the site. Doesn't anybody in News Corporation have any feelings for these people's families and friends? SICK, report them to Levenson as they seem more interested in ratings and money than anything else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-57546226612167230982012-03-08T15:41:02.686+00:002012-03-08T15:41:02.686+00:00Thank you, my thoughts entirely. I watched this r...Thank you, my thoughts entirely. I watched this reported on BBC 24 News last night and promptly switched it off. It's sick, pity we can't give them a rifle and make them do a soldiers job for a while, I'm sure they would change their tac then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-48295993651236329642012-03-08T14:23:52.939+00:002012-03-08T14:23:52.939+00:00Good effort 'Jim'
PE4Good effort 'Jim'<br /><br />PE4Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-37607166826198099712012-03-08T12:06:56.688+00:002012-03-08T12:06:56.688+00:00Well done Jim.
A fellow ArrserWell done Jim. <br /><br />A fellow ArrserAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-43600929233148241892012-03-08T11:18:11.109+00:002012-03-08T11:18:11.109+00:00I could not agree more. I work in an organisation...I could not agree more. I work in an organisation that has to deal direct with the families of deceased in situations like this and the devastation to them is agony to see first hand. The media scavangers do not see this, nor do they see how their 'reporting' invariably makes matters worse. All they see is a need to report and by that I mean report anything rather than wait until the facts are known. This is a relatively new style of reporting which raised its ugly head about the time Sky forced 24/7 news on us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-27636994164681421992012-03-08T11:14:48.324+00:002012-03-08T11:14:48.324+00:00A well written piece that echoes the thoughts of m...A well written piece that echoes the thoughts of many.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-42382473917842635922012-03-08T10:45:38.279+00:002012-03-08T10:45:38.279+00:00This needs to go to Leveson. I have thought along ...This needs to go to Leveson. I have thought along these lines for some time. As an ex-Serviceman Ifind the media's one-upmanship style of reporting repellent. Perhaps the only info the MoD needs to generate is the fact that casualties have occurred. No further info until kin have been informed.donmachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10494068006486046933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-34845516422257564832012-03-08T10:28:04.512+00:002012-03-08T10:28:04.512+00:00You hit the spot, thank you. Sick of the high five...You hit the spot, thank you. Sick of the high five news press coverage.<br />Thoughts go to all concerned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-92180640094828471042012-03-08T09:14:41.925+00:002012-03-08T09:14:41.925+00:00Spot on, shame the media will not recognise it and...Spot on, shame the media will not recognise it and take action on it.<br /><br />A2/WDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-55282510728143792242012-03-08T07:14:17.466+00:002012-03-08T07:14:17.466+00:00You have clearly been touched by this issue in the...You have clearly been touched by this issue in the past and needed to vent. However, a very well written article, getting right to the heart of the matter; namely, the bereaved.<br />Well said, Jim.<br />Fellow Arrser.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-76455797978320012692012-03-08T01:00:11.850+00:002012-03-08T01:00:11.850+00:00Well put well said.
The leeveson inquiry is obses...Well put well said.<br /><br />The leeveson inquiry is obsessed with the intrusion of the press in the lives of celebrities and high profile individuals.<br /><br />The impact of ghoulish headline making has been mentioned how many times?<br /><br />May the soldiers lost today rest in peace, there families seek solace and comrades/mates gather strength in the face of there loss.<br /><br />Lest we forget.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-59870870991367605522012-03-07T23:35:32.453+00:002012-03-07T23:35:32.453+00:00Well said, the need to fill 24 hour news drives to...Well said, the need to fill 24 hour news drives to much these days and forgets the loss and heartache being felt by the families.<br /><br />RIP, and stand down you will never be forgotten.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-91156051119296266952012-03-07T21:43:30.226+00:002012-03-07T21:43:30.226+00:00Absolutely true and could be extended to almost ev...Absolutely true and could be extended to almost every news story these days.<br /><br />A fellow Arrser.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-62242006242484074542012-03-07T21:21:56.861+00:002012-03-07T21:21:56.861+00:00Spot on jim, conveyed the feeling of the majority ...Spot on jim, conveyed the feeling of the majority in that post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254362504495980377.post-84134091285806578912012-03-07T21:04:55.228+00:002012-03-07T21:04:55.228+00:00Very well said, Jim* and beautifully written.
*No...Very well said, Jim* and beautifully written.<br /><br />*Not the author's name. An Arrse moniker only.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com