TV and the Death of a Colonel
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I agree wholeheartedly with Rosenberg’s viewpoint. I was insulted for Higgins and his family.
Why does television insist on using “tabloid attraction” instead of discretion? Why not grant Higgins dignity by showing a photo of him taken prior to the kidnaping?
At the very least, there should have been a warning to viewers before showing the videotape of Higgins’ hanged body.
NBC and ABC both opened up their news program with a still photograph of the hanging. I wonder how quickly network executives would be to put on such a photograph if it had been one of their relatives? Sadly, I have a feeling that if it meant high ratings, they wouldn’t hesitate.
EILEEN O’REILLY
Studio City
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