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The top three stories on Radio NZ are about her, do we really need this much coverage?

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[–] Dave 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No? Why wouldn't a case like this get a lot of media attention?

[–] Ilovethebomb 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They've published two stories about this on the 25th, another two on the 26th, and a fifth today.

That doesn't seem over the top to you?

[–] fritata_fritato 2 points 1 year ago

Not really. The story shocked me when it first happened and still does.

[–] Dave 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

High profile cases often get daily stories plus extras for background.

Also, those stories underneath the main one are there specifically because they are related. It's not like they ranked the top 3 stories and decided these were them.

[–] misterharbies 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But why is it a high-profile case? Who is she?

[–] Ilovethebomb 5 points 1 year ago

That's what gets me. It's a rare crime, a mother killing her children, but there's no great mystery to it, no real doubt over what happened, and not much public interest, from what I've seen. Nobody I know is talking about this in person, unlike the Lundy and Bain trials for example.

It's just odd.

[–] Dave 1 points 1 year ago

It's high profile because of what she did, not who she is. It happened a couple of years ago but the trial is happening now hence why it's in the media all of a sudden.

It's not that unusual for a case with an alleged multi-murder to be in the media a lot during the trial as new information comes to light. Even so, it has dropped from the top spot now:

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[–] Ozymati 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because despite being shocking and horrifying it's not actually all that relevant to anyone other than the immediate family and the justice system. It happened, it's horrible, and we don't really need to know more till there's an outcome to the trial. The constant updating feels grotesque. She's a mentally ill murderer, not a celebrity.

[–] Dave 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, I guess my perspective was that the media normally does this and so from that angle this case doesn't seem to be getting any more focus than normal.

I may have missed that there is opportunity here for a discussion on if that amount of coverage should be normal.

[–] Ozymati 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Fair point, this kind of thing is typical. I just wish it wasn't. I have no problem with true crime where the events and circumstances are examined after the fact in an objective way. What I dislike is how the families tragedy is being presented with constant updates and headlines designed to create an illusion of urgency and create clicks and pageviews.

[–] Dave 2 points 1 year ago

I think that's a pretty reasonable position. We don't need up to date information as it's revealed in the trial.

[–] luthis 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, agreed. I found it surprising to have by the minute updates on the court case.