Monday April 16, 2007 (Blog #11)
When i found out about the shootings at virginia tech, my jaw literally dropped to the floor. i have not heard about any intense school shootings for a while, and then the media told us about this tragedy today. talk about breaking news, CNN delivered this bit of bad news today, which i thought was very informative and in depth. what i did not apprecite though, when it came down to journalistic ethics, is the fact that CNN posted an online video from a student that captured part of the shootings. i did view it, but was shocked to see it and honestly was not really ready to see it. i don't think parents or loved ones of those who died would also want to see it, but then again, they do not need to click it (they have that option).
This is what i found out from cnn.com's article on the shooting. 32 people were killed at the university and 29 were injured by a lone gunman. the shooter was reported to be male and dressed in a "Boy Scout-type outfit." i also read that the shooter later committed suicide after the shooting....WHAT A MESS!!!!! this is truly "the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history."
NOW, COMMENTING AND ANALYZING ON ARTICLE LEADS, THIS WAS CNN.COM'S LEAD. I THOUGHT IT WAS GOOD AND STRAIGHT TO THE POINT/A SUMMARY LEAD. WHAT DO YALL THINK OF IT?:
"BLACKSBURG, Virginia (CNN) -- At least 33 people, including a gunman, were killed Monday during shootings in a dorm and a building housing classrooms at Virginia Tech, university officials said.
The death toll makes the incident the deadliest school attack in U.S. history.
Two people were killed at a dormitory about 7:15 a.m., while another 30 people were killed two hours later at Norris Hall, the engineering science and mechanics building, university officials said."
MY HEART, THOUGHTS, PRAYERS AND CONDOLENCES GOES OUT TO ALL THE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES! GOD BLESS.
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I also did a blog on the same thing! This shooting massacre is truly horrifying! I can't believe that things like this happen on college campuses. The media has definitely done a lot of coverage on this, basically every news outlet is reporting on the same issue. Though this issue should reported on, it brings me back to the idea that media outlets all report on the same exact thing. From the most newsworthy down to the least newsworthy. My heart also goes out to all the people who lost their lives and their families....God Bless them all!!!
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