Totally agree with the first post... This might sound odd but I had no problem with them actually showing the body uncovered (moning news only - then not shown again) but it really bothered me them showing the mother's reaction.
My education is in journalism - but went the PR way instead... Doesn't make me an expert but beyond having the degree and worked in it for a short period, I deal with them everyday and have a good handle on media ethics in Calgary (yes there is such a thing)... I don't think that Global was trying to be sensationalistic by showing it - rather just poor judgement.
For the most part our media really isn't wired that way, they are respectful to families etc. - again in this case I think it was just poor judgement.
What really bothered me about the Global coverage is that it was the third story on the 6pm news last night... that is a bad sign!
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