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I agree that the media's approach to reporting on people's tragedies has gone from bad to worse. 20/20 is running a special right now, "The Life and Death of" .. isn't that in poor taste? Just 24 hours later, before any funeral or wake could possibly have occurred for his loved ones? I realize competition is steep, but I really feel there ought to be some kind of industry standards. I mean, at least wait a week, before encapsulating the significance of the man's life within the context of his death.
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“We use our minds not to discover facts but to hide them. One of things the screen hides most effectively is the body, our own body, by which I mean, the ins and outs of it, its interiors. Like a veil thrown over the skin to secure its modesty, the screen partially removes from the mind the inner states of the body, those that constitute the flow of life as it wanders in the journey of each day.”
— Antonio R. Damasio, “The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness” (p.28)
Last edited by vonmoxie; Aug 12, 2014 at 09:25 PM.
Reason: erg.. clerical
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