A news black-out is unusual, but not unique. An agreement exists between the police and the media over the reporting of kidnaps - the police have the right to request that media organisations don't report an abduction while negotiations are under way, in case it makes the release of the hostage more difficult; in return, they accept the responsibility to update the media regularly and reveal the full story, on camera, once the situation has been resolved. When lives are at risk, it's not always helpful to have things played out in ..the glare of publicity.. Jon Williams the BBC World News editor says.
I should say yes to media blackout, because camera on, can sometimes devastate a situation. For instance, the hostage crisis at Rizal Park, manila last August 23, 2010, since media practitioner was present during the incident, they just put the Hong Kong passengers to death because of the monitor present on the tour bus where the hostages were held.It was a sensitive story but public interest was already there. It should not have been managed.
The hostage taker Rolando Mendoza have seen what the police did to his brother Gregorio Mendoza, and the other member of his family were in the police was forcing his brother to get in to the car, and to agree that he knows the decision of his brother. I believe that the situation makes the hostage taker burst with anger and killed some of the Hong Kong passengers. The way it was handled,particularly, the outcome,i find it so disappointing.
I know public has the right to know what is happening around us, but I guess in some other way, like , the media doesn’t have to cover live the incident instead just give the plain news to the public. I think they can create own visual pictures without the live coverage just by dropping some information on TV news can help.
