Comments on: Being honest, rather than positive http://gorey.com.au/archives/2925 Random thoughts and observations Wed, 23 May 2012 17:46:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sue http://gorey.com.au/archives/2925/comment-page-1#comment-43815 Sue Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:16:33 +0000 http://gorey.com.au/?p=2925#comment-43815 You summed it up with "When it comes to my responsibility, it’s to reflect society back to itself; the good and the bad." That's what I expect out of a paper. I only get upset when they report details of victims' injuries and crime scenes. Really. I don't need to know where and how many times a man was stabbed, or that his face was mutilated. I only need to know he was stabbed to death. The gore is what gets me. THAT is not interesting. You summed it up with “When it comes to my responsibility, it’s to reflect society back to itself; the good and the bad.”

That’s what I expect out of a paper.

I only get upset when they report details of victims’ injuries and crime scenes. Really. I don’t need to know where and how many times a man was stabbed, or that his face was mutilated. I only need to know he was stabbed to death. The gore is what gets me. THAT is not interesting.

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