I filmed a murder victim's last moments
A rather unusual account by a BBC reporter, embedded with the Metropolitan Police for a documentary, who attends an incident where a teenager has been stabbed and dies as help is given:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...t-moments.html
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The terrible sound of his last breaths bubbling out through his stab wounds as police officers tried to save his life is something I will never be able to forget. He was just 17.
I think it fits here, although not in 100% accordance with Bill's opening post.
Terrorism & Media: we do the job for them.
A "long read" by Jason Burke, who has written several books on terrorism, the full title and sub-title being:
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How the changing media is changing terrorism; Just like news organisations, terrorists need an audience – and both have adapted their tactics to keep your attention
Link:http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...ging-terrorism
These two passages explain much of his article:
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The new wave of violent propaganda has prompted much debate about the role of Isis videos in attracting militants, as well as the degree to which the media itself is responsible for providing terrorism with the “oxygen of publicity”.
But certain crucial elements have received less attention. One is the way in which new technology has shaped both the media itself and terrorist organisations in ways which are strikingly similar. A second is the role we may be playing – albeit unthinkingly and against our better intentions – in the evolution of the media strategies of the very groups we so abhor. Neither of these possibilities is particularly comfortable to contemplate.
His latest book:https://bookshop.theguardian.com/cat...e-new-threat/?