Warrior Drowning

Yep, ditto. I have been really unimpressed by TV3 recently. They also showed pics of the motorbike crash on Banks Peninsula where the bodies were still visible, probably at a time when the families were literally just being told. Not cool at all - do we really need to see that? I don't.

I agree . Some more sensitivity , would be nice .
Yes, its news, however for the family their whole world has just been turned upside down and wont ever be the same
Gah ,media !
I hope they back off Sonny's family , and give them some space to grieve the loss of their beloved one

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I haven't watched it as I am not a fan of TV3 news but I was disgusted with how they were showing the body of the woman found dead in the Avon river a few weeks back.

Oh yeah! Isn't she painful

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thats invasive and unnecessary imo, and I don't know why anyone would feel they HAD to see that .

I like to know what's going on but I have to agree with you Lizzle re the body bags. Usually it wouldn't really bother my but i'm finding it very hard to deal with things like that at the moment.

I got really upset when I saw the footage of the family in such distress when they couldn't find him. And the reporters kept saying how the camera man had no idea what he was shooting. How could he not have? People were screaming and yelling, crying and that poor woman praying on the rocks.....The then helicopter turns up for the search, and you're telling me he didn't know what was happening? He may not have known who it was but even an idiot could have worked out someone was missing.

I agree Mel that permission should be sought. I thought the same thing but then realised that when the piece aired, they were still looking for him. I didn't think the family would have been that interested in that sort of thing at that time. Someone might want to correct me here but isn't footage taken in a public place able to be aired without permission or something like that????

I just sent an email to TV3 cause this really disturbed me. Probably me just being hormonal but I really think the media needs to be reminded every now and again that the may be responsible for keeping the public up to date, but they need to remember that they need to be socially responsible and compassionate towards people and families who are grieving.

Can't say I thought watching those people go through hell was in anyones best interests to tell you the truth.

This is what I sent to TV3. I know it wont do anything but it made me feel better lol.

To whom it may concern;

It has become clear that many people like myself, are very upset at the lack of compassion that TV3 news has shown to the family of Sonny Fai at the time of his drowning at Bethells Beach.

I watch the news to keep up to date with the current national and international news but find it upsetting and unnecessary to watch a family's grief aired on public television.

I understand that the responsibility of the media is to keep the public informed, but I believe that the footage showed was a serious invasion of a family's privacy and right to grieve. Watching a family cry and pray has no bearing on the news event what so ever. Many people have been upset by this.

I certainly hope TV3 shows more compassion to families who have lost loved ones in the future.

And good on you for writing the letter Dana. I think that the news channels are all competing with each other now to see who can get the most dramatic pictures and somebody needs to bring them back down to earth and show them how wrong they are. News is supposed to be factual reporting not drama - if we wanted to watch drama then we would watch movies or soaps not the news.

Like Lizzle I've given up watching the news now - I just stick to news websites because at least then I can scan the headlines to find out what's happening and if I want to know more I can read the entire article.

I was disturbed by this too. Didnt they do the same to poor Kyahs family when they filmed her funeral? Im sure they made a big mistake there too...