Nurse suicide...hoax callers at fault.
Dec 10th 2012, 11:55 am
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Dec 10th 2012, 4:32 pm
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Not disagreeing, just saying the UK media made it huge and international media made it bigger. She tops herself and it goes through the ceiling. Had the UK media not turned into judge jury and lynch mob, I doubt she'd have been pushed to such lengths.
Not defending the distasteful prank by any means, but the whole prank thing should have been kept in perspective and largely ignored and treated with the contempt it deserved.
Dec 10th 2012, 4:52 pm
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I think it was Keith Vaz (who I hate with a passion, however) who said it appears the perpetrators (ie presenters) are getting more support than the victim's family.
Now that is wrong
Now that is wrong
Dec 10th 2012, 7:30 pm
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Thought this was a good article on the history of and the media's responsibility, with prank calls / set ups
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012...aw-line-pranks
A good broadcasting prank must either be utterly trivial (Dom Joly, Candid Camera) or pointedly satirical (Chris Morris, The Revolution Will Be Televised). Ineligible for the latter category, the Australian call was aiming for the former, but the joke had wandered into an area – health and medical ethics – where harm is always possible, with apparently tragic consequences. It seems certain to lead to even more safeguards for a form of entertainment that, whatever has been said during the soul-searching of the last few days, the broadcasting audience has always loved and demanded.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012...aw-line-pranks
A good broadcasting prank must either be utterly trivial (Dom Joly, Candid Camera) or pointedly satirical (Chris Morris, The Revolution Will Be Televised). Ineligible for the latter category, the Australian call was aiming for the former, but the joke had wandered into an area – health and medical ethics – where harm is always possible, with apparently tragic consequences. It seems certain to lead to even more safeguards for a form of entertainment that, whatever has been said during the soul-searching of the last few days, the broadcasting audience has always loved and demanded.
Dec 10th 2012, 7:51 pm
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My feeling is that the radio station lost the plot some time ago. is there no Australian Broadcasting Authority that supervises this sort of activity. Shame on you Oz !
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Dec 10th 2012, 9:58 pm
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Re: Nurse suicide...hoax callers at fault.
[QUOTE=fluffymoo;10424939]
Have you listened to the taped piece on the 14 year old girl. The presenters didn't force the girl into saying she'd been raped - it's was her vile mother that had set her up. All in bad taste but again the radio crew were blamed for the act of an extremely bad judgement call by a parent.
I'm not so sure Dr. BC, you know how people from sub continent (OK Sri Lanka) react if they bring shame on their family, perhaps she just couldn't stand the stress anymore, didn't know how to take it and hung herself.
I'm not convinced there is anything more to the story.
What I find sickening is that in Aus you need the victims permission to broadcast or record a private telephone conversation, this was pre recorded, authorised by the company's lawyers too? Are they not the ones with blood on their hands? Did the second nurse even know it was a hoax when she hung up? I don't think so.
The company involved has form though, a few years ago another of their presenters forced a 14 year old live on air to reveal that she'd been raped while playing a lie detector game, presumably to get a really crappy prize.[/QUOTE
Found this out earlier today by my eldest daughter! This radio station has got a bad reputation for their pranks! Igrree with you kix.
I'm not convinced there is anything more to the story.
What I find sickening is that in Aus you need the victims permission to broadcast or record a private telephone conversation, this was pre recorded, authorised by the company's lawyers too? Are they not the ones with blood on their hands? Did the second nurse even know it was a hoax when she hung up? I don't think so.
The company involved has form though, a few years ago another of their presenters forced a 14 year old live on air to reveal that she'd been raped while playing a lie detector game, presumably to get a really crappy prize.[/QUOTE
Found this out earlier today by my eldest daughter! This radio station has got a bad reputation for their pranks! Igrree with you kix.
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Dec 11th 2012, 5:09 am
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Re: Nurse suicide...hoax callers at fault.
Thought this was a good article on the history of and the media's responsibility, with prank calls / set ups
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012...aw-line-pranks
A good broadcasting prank must either be utterly trivial (Dom Joly, Candid Camera) or pointedly satirical (Chris Morris, The Revolution Will Be Televised). Ineligible for the latter category, the Australian call was aiming for the former, but the joke had wandered into an area – health and medical ethics – where harm is always possible, with apparently tragic consequences. It seems certain to lead to even more safeguards for a form of entertainment that, whatever has been said during the soul-searching of the last few days, the broadcasting audience has always loved and demanded.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012...aw-line-pranks
A good broadcasting prank must either be utterly trivial (Dom Joly, Candid Camera) or pointedly satirical (Chris Morris, The Revolution Will Be Televised). Ineligible for the latter category, the Australian call was aiming for the former, but the joke had wandered into an area – health and medical ethics – where harm is always possible, with apparently tragic consequences. It seems certain to lead to even more safeguards for a form of entertainment that, whatever has been said during the soul-searching of the last few days, the broadcasting audience has always loved and demanded.
Where is the evidence for that?
Dec 11th 2012, 7:25 am
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Presumably the popularity of the shows mentioned in Auto's post.
Dec 11th 2012, 8:08 am
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What a puffy faced (good job Channel 9 make up) whine from the blond!
and they have the temerity to call us Poms 'whingers'
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and they have the temerity to call us Poms 'whingers'
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Dec 11th 2012, 9:12 am
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Dec 11th 2012, 9:57 am
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I think your signature is particularly apt for this thread/topic.
Dec 12th 2012, 6:22 am
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Dec 12th 2012, 11:24 am
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It's brought all the pricks out of the woodwork
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012...ly-nurse-death
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012...ly-nurse-death
Dec 12th 2012, 12:16 pm
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Re: Nurse suicide...hoax callers at fault.
It's brought all the pricks out of the woodwork
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012...ly-nurse-death
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012...ly-nurse-death