…he “Friday news dump.” News “dumped” on a Friday minimizes news coverage – news readership of papers is down, news stations aren’t staffed as well. By the time Monday comes, the news is stale and no longer news at all. Strong Hospital and the Catholic Family Center picked a perfect Friday for minimizing any attention being given to the death of Dorothy Livadas. The media is focussed on Obama’s acceptance of the Democratic nomination last night and…
…e his way. “I am open to similar requests, sure!” he told AVN. Most of the news coverage and commentary gives at least a token nod as to whether or not streaming the live suicide of someone at a Swiss clinic is a good idea. In retrospect, this is a perfectly natural development. The American news magazine show 60 Minutes televised the taped killing of Thomas Youk via a series of injections given by Jack Kevorkian. Recently, author and euthanasia c…
…ld have been a statement of full disclosure about the relationship between CNN and the movie. CNN stage-managed the “interviews” that have served as the basis for most of the news coverage – and CNN’s coverage was more like advertising. From where I sit, it means that CNN’s financial interests have affected the coverage of Kevorkian and assisted suicide. And it will continue. Because in June, HBO will be airing a documentary on Kevorkian – also no…
…on Kevorkian. The second surprise is that when the article came out on the CNN website today, the views and concerns are fairly presented in the context of an article on the activities of the assisted suicide advocacy group “Compassion and Choices,” also known as “Conflation and Con Jobs.” That’s no reflection on Ms. Landau, whose work I am unfamiliar with. The negative expectations are based on overall patterns when dealing with media rather than…
…Radio, 9/18/14) Leaflets: Why Are We Here? Oppose the Legalization of Assisted Suicide! Equality Dignity Diversity Pride Suicide Prevention for All! NDY Blogs: John Kelly Gives His Take on the NDY Protest of the World Federation Conference (9/24/14) NDY Protests the World Federation Conference – From My Vantage Point (9/22/14) Chicago NDY Protest of International Pro-Euthanasia Conference – Day 1 (9/19/14)…
