Maurice E Maher
Well-Known Member
Not surprisingly, Mr SP Morrissey got into quite a bit of trouble after the Norwegian massacre a few years ago with an off-the-cuff comment (in a live show) comparing the event to the meat industry.
He followed it up with a written explanation on TTY suggesting that the killer should not have been named or photographed, but led away quietly, and not therefore given the notoriety he craved.
Interestingly, some of the major French media outlets have now taken exactly the same stance in the wake of all the recent grisly events.
www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jul/27/french-media-to-stop-publishing-photos-and-names-of-terrorists
"Several French news organisations have said they will no longer publish photographs of people responsible for terrorist killings, to avoid bestowing 'posthumous glorification'."
"In the aftermath of the Nice attack, a psychoanalyst, Fethi Benslama, who teaches at Paris Diderot university, suggested on French radio: 'Perhaps it is time that there was a pact in the media to no longer publish the names and pictures of the perpetrators of these acts, as it’s a really big boost to their efforts to make themselves world famous, even while their victims are anonymous and will remain anonymous.' "
Benslama said this “glorification” encouraged others to carry out attacks, “to gain glory in the eyes of their commanders and their friends”. He added: “They leave their identity cards – they want to be identified very quickly.”
He followed it up with a written explanation on TTY suggesting that the killer should not have been named or photographed, but led away quietly, and not therefore given the notoriety he craved.
Interestingly, some of the major French media outlets have now taken exactly the same stance in the wake of all the recent grisly events.
www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jul/27/french-media-to-stop-publishing-photos-and-names-of-terrorists
"Several French news organisations have said they will no longer publish photographs of people responsible for terrorist killings, to avoid bestowing 'posthumous glorification'."
"In the aftermath of the Nice attack, a psychoanalyst, Fethi Benslama, who teaches at Paris Diderot university, suggested on French radio: 'Perhaps it is time that there was a pact in the media to no longer publish the names and pictures of the perpetrators of these acts, as it’s a really big boost to their efforts to make themselves world famous, even while their victims are anonymous and will remain anonymous.' "
Benslama said this “glorification” encouraged others to carry out attacks, “to gain glory in the eyes of their commanders and their friends”. He added: “They leave their identity cards – they want to be identified very quickly.”
