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Why was this child questioned on TV?
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We have all witnessed how children are protected when it comes to giving evidence etc.in a court of law, by means of video links etc, and quite rightly to.
With this in mind it astonished me to say the least, when on a recent TV news report, to see a news reporter interviewing a young lad of approx.10years.
This was in relationship to the recent mass shootings carried out in Cumbria. The lad was asked by the reporter if he had any nightmares over the shooting, and what other effects had it on him. All this took place on a one to one basis, with no other adult present.
Surely this young person had been through a once in a lifetime harrowing experience, and this child needed controlled counselling by professionals in this field, not cross questioning by a news hound, trying to extract as many macabre details of the event as he could, for then to be relayed to millions of TV viewers.
With this in mind it astonished me to say the least, when on a recent TV news report, to see a news reporter interviewing a young lad of approx.10years.
This was in relationship to the recent mass shootings carried out in Cumbria. The lad was asked by the reporter if he had any nightmares over the shooting, and what other effects had it on him. All this took place on a one to one basis, with no other adult present.
Surely this young person had been through a once in a lifetime harrowing experience, and this child needed controlled counselling by professionals in this field, not cross questioning by a news hound, trying to extract as many macabre details of the event as he could, for then to be relayed to millions of TV viewers.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Unfortunately the press media are like vultures, they decend wherever a disaster has happened.
You can imagine the cheers that went up in newsrooms when the news of this awful carnage was first announced.
The BBC, ITV, Sky etc probably had hotels booked and people on the way to the Lake Distrcit within minutes of news of this event coming out.
I remember the Gordon Brown "bigotgate" event during the election. The press decended on the poor woman's house and she could not even go out and buy a pint of milk.
Vultures.
You can imagine the cheers that went up in newsrooms when the news of this awful carnage was first announced.
The BBC, ITV, Sky etc probably had hotels booked and people on the way to the Lake Distrcit within minutes of news of this event coming out.
I remember the Gordon Brown "bigotgate" event during the election. The press decended on the poor woman's house and she could not even go out and buy a pint of milk.
Vultures.
i didnt see the interview, but surely there would have been an adult with the child, even if off camera. The new team would have to have got permission to do the interview from a parent or guardian.
not that that answers the question as to why a parent would put their child up to be questioned like that
not that that answers the question as to why a parent would put their child up to be questioned like that
Didn't see this but essentially there are no rules, just self regulation.
However, generally accepted ethical standards feature:
///Protecting child victims from further trauma should take precedence over getting a good quote///
and:
///Seek permission from a parent or guardian before interviewing or photographing a child///
Interviewing such a young child on such a tricky subject makes me feel very uncomfortable.
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However, generally accepted ethical standards feature:
///Protecting child victims from further trauma should take precedence over getting a good quote///
and:
///Seek permission from a parent or guardian before interviewing or photographing a child///
Interviewing such a young child on such a tricky subject makes me feel very uncomfortable.
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