(Note – please read to the end. The main point of this story is that the Final Exit Network seems to have taken some pains to eliminate traces of a November ’08 press release that might interfere with current efforts to improve their public image. –Stephen) Unfortunately, there’s been a small rash of elderly men … Continue reading Final Exit Network in the News – Reframing Themselves and Erasing the Past
I don’t know if there are any journalistic guidelines for using the term “mercy killing” or if reporters just make it up as they go along. A story out today marks one of the more outlandish uses of the term that I’ve seen in the press. Writing on Newsok.com, the website of the Oklahoman, Nola … Continue reading Oklahoma: Reporter labels an attempted murder as “failed mercy killing”
Today’s NY Times includes a story on the Final Exit Network (FEN) by Robbie Brown titled “Arrests Draw New Attention to Assisted Suicide.” The article’s strongest point is that it clearly states the allegations by an agent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation posing as a man with cancer wanting the group’s assistance in planning … Continue reading NY Times on Final Exit Network – NDY Quote
Back in April, this blog featured two posts analyzing the disturbing and distorted coverage of an investigation of suspicious deaths at a nursing home in Woodstock, IL. The analysis can be accessed here (part 1) and here (part 2). The story in brief: After a long investigation into suspicious deaths at a nursing home in … Continue reading Update on Woodstock Nursing Home Deaths – IL DPH Issues Report
Yesterday, I discussed coverage from late 2006 and early 2007 involving an investigation into suspicious deaths at a nursing home in Woodstock, IL. Last week, two ex-employees of the Woodstock Residence nursing home were indicted on multiple charges. More on those charges later. The first news I had of this was via an email message … Continue reading Dissecting Coverage of Nursing Home Deaths (Part 2)
