To be honest I have to admit that I am not an avid watcher of the news and I rarely take time to read a newspaper. However, I think that the sometimes the news that is broadcasted on TV is broken down and information may be left out because of the time frame that it is given. With the newspaper I feel that they have more freedom to write about more issues just because they are allotted more space.
As part of today’s society I believe that we have the right to be informed of all issues and not only the issues that are deemed of importance by the media. So many issues exist in today’s world that the only way that we can be informed about those issues is through the media and we rely on them.
In my search for an article in the newspaper that has not been aired on the news, I found an article entitled “ Trio of dedicated workers are Niagara County's victim advocates” by Rick Phfeiffer, in the Lockport Union Sun and Journal. This article was of importance to me because it mentioned workers from the Victim Assistance Unit for the Niagara County Sheriffs Department and what they do for victims in my community. Personally never hearing about the department I was surprised to hear that this program is one of 195 such programs across New York funded by the states Crime Victims board. They are able to guide a victim through the criminal justice system, one of which the victims know little or nothing about. According to Cathy Schmitt, a domestic violence person she refers to the workers as “her angels and bodyguards.
I think that this would be an issue that should be emphasized in the news because there are not only victims in my community, but several others across the state who are not only struggling because they have been a victim of some crime, but because they know nothing about the criminal justice system. I know that if I was ever a victim of a crime I would not even know how I would go about getting a lawyer. I feel that more people would get a chance to see this in the news and with this information they could contact a victim assistance program in there area.
There are many government and state programs out there to help assist our society and I feel that many people are not aware of them because they have not heard of them before. With the medias help I believe that people will stay informed and search out help with this information if ever needed.
If Interested the article was found in the Lockport Sun and Journal under the crime section and can also be located online through it’s internet edition.
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3 comments:
I also agree with you on what you said. I also don't watch a lot of TV including the news. But I do feel that they break down what is being said.
I also found that alot that was in newspapers that wasn't on the news stations. Good post!
I agree, there are often articles in the newspaper that aren't covered on the TV news. It can be a full article or even a small blurb. Its nice to know that the smaller issues or events are stilling getting at least a LITTLE coverage and aren't completely ignored.
Nice Post!
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