Amy Winehouse pronounced dead

**Janszoon** · 07-24-2011, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Ben Butler

The comparison is there because the world seem to be mourning more over Amy Winehouse dying than 92 innocent people being shot in Norway by some deranged nutcase. Just pick up a tabloid newspaper in the UK and see what the main headline is, it's not the Norway story.

And thousands of people are currently suffering through a famine in Somalia, but you don't seem to care about that. The fact is it's completely possible to find more than one thing tragic at the same time even if they are not equal in scope.

**Janszoon** · 07-25-2011, 03:29 PM

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What makes you think I don't care about Somalia? Stop making generalized assumptions about me that are simply not true. You know nothing about me.

lol. Talk about missing the point.

Ben Butler · 07-25-2011, 03:42 PM

Both events are a tragedy. I just think that the Norway event is more tragic. What is wrong or disrespectful about saying that? People show their lack of education on this thread by resorting to foul language and abuse towards me. It really doesn't look good.

The tabloid media just annoy me. It's news at its dumbed down, worse. Nothing more than sensationalised infotainment for the uneducated mass. The language in them could be understood by an eight year old child. Commercial imperative and making money is what counts though and this tends to sell more papers than hard foreign news stories or politics, economics... the lot. The broadsheets are for this.

The decline in foreign news is a disaster for Journalism. Amy Winehouse's death is going to be used to depict the dangers of drug taking now, as a celebrity there is no better filter of a message of this nature. Using celebrities to achieve this is dumbing down. I'm not a **** or a prick or whatever you want to call me, just a student studying JOURNALISM at Chester University.

right-track · 07-25-2011, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Ben Butler

Both events are a tragedy. I just think that the Norway event is more tragic. What is wrong or disrespectful about saying that? People show their lack of education on this thread by resorting to foul language and abuse towards me. It really doesn't look good.

What do you expect when you show a total lack of respect and then hide behind your divvy arrogance.
Congratulations, I don't think I've ever allowed myself to get this annoyed with a member before.
I'm done with you and this thread, which you've dirtied.
Dinlo gorja, I hope you always think you're right!!!

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 07-25-2011, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Ben Butler

Both events are a tragedy. I just think that the Norway event is more tragic. What is wrong or disrespectful about saying that? People show their lack of education on this thread by resorting to foul language and abuse towards me. It really doesn't look good.

Jesus.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 07-26-2011, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Ben Butler

Both events are a tragedy. I just think that the Norway event is more tragic. What is wrong or disrespectful about saying that? People show their lack of education on this thread by resorting to foul language and abuse towards me. It really doesn't look good.

The tabloid media just annoy me. It's news at its dumbed down, worse. Nothing more than sensationalised infotainment for the uneducated mass. The language in them could be understood by an eight year old child. Commercial imperative and making money is what counts though and this tends to sell more papers than hard foreign news stories or politics, economics... the lot. The broadsheets are for this.

The decline in foreign news is a disaster for Journalism. Amy Winehouse's death is going to be used to depict the dangers of drug taking now, as a celebrity there is no better filter of a message of this nature. Using celebrities to achieve this is dumbing down. I'm not a **** or a prick or whatever you want to call me, just a student studying JOURNALISM at Chester University.

Oh aren't you an expert, you're studying it! Everyone, you should be listening to this guy he's obviously a guru in current events.

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Ben Butler Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Rudheath Posts: 393	Both events are a tragedy. I just think that the Norway event is more tragic. What is wrong or disrespectful about saying that? People show their lack of education on this thread by resorting to foul language and abuse towards me. It really doesn't look good. The tabloid media just annoy me. It's news at its dumbed down, worse. Nothing more than sensationalised infotainment for the uneducated mass. The language in them could be understood by an eight year old child. Commercial imperative and making money is what counts though and this tends to sell more papers than hard foreign news stories or politics, economics... the lot. The broadsheets are for this. The decline in foreign news is a disaster for Journalism. Amy Winehouse's death is going to be used to depict the dangers of drug taking now, as a celebrity there is no better filter of a message of this nature. Using celebrities to achieve this is dumbing down. I'm not a **** or a prick or whatever you want to call me, just a student studying JOURNALISM at Chester University.