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Dear colleagues This is not my subject, and I am speaking with a lack of knowledge of the field as it is established in academia, but I have a different view in this discussion. I say that making positive use of a terrible situation seems to me not only the best way to bring respect to the victims but is also absolutely our duty as educators. What's the received wisdom on the time frame for grieving? Who decides when it's OK to start teaching about a current dreadful event? Grieving doesn't stop us from learning - politicians love it when we let the anger and pain die down and go about our daily lives as if nothing has happened. It's the regular mantra isn't it?, whenever something like this happens. "We won't let the terrorists win! We'll catch these criminals! We won't let our lives be disrupted!" Excuse me, your life just got disrupted again and someone else's life was lost. Don't go about your daily life as if nothing happened. I actually think academics are generally very quiet about the real difficulties of this world, including ironically, the degradation of their own profession, and are often speaking only to each other in polite ways that won't offend their own multiple sensibilities. So, I would argue, speak now! Teach now! If it hurts us and our students to talk about these horrible aspects of our world while the emotions are still raw, so be it - we should hurt. That's showing real respect for the people who have lost their lives or been injured. Regards Dr James Pope Principal Academic Faculty of Media and Communication Bournemouth University Poole Dorset BH12 5BB tel: 01202 965928 http://www.newmediawritingprize.co.uk<http://www.newmediawritingprize.co.uk/> [X] [X] ________________________________ From: Media, Communications and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA) <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Christopher Shoop-Worrall <[log in to unmask]> Sent: 15 March 2019 10:13 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Covering Mass Shootings Thank you, Heather. You have voiced the concerns and sentiments of so many on this list. Our thoughts should be with those who suffered this atrocity, not to consider its teachability. Very best wishes to all Christopher Shoop-Worrall AFHEA PhD Researcher Member of the Centre for the Study of Journalism and History Department of Journalism Studies (CMJ) The University of Sheffield 9 Mappin Street Sheffield S1 4DT Twitter: @ChrisDWorrall Phone: 07411690435 Profile: http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/journalism/phd/students/christopher-worrall<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sheffield.ac.uk%2Fjournalism%2Fphd%2Fstudents%2Fchristopher-worrall&data=02%7C01%7C%7C400cfebfa8cd40e34b8808d6a92ef366%7Cede29655d09742e4bbb5f38d427fbfb8%7C0%7C0%7C636882416450520935&sdata=JnfNJU4u2gc8hS6Nu9cwc%2FIx9QzrddLTlextbaJjzmE%3D&reserved=0> <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sheffield.ac.uk%2Fjournalism%2Fphd%2Fstudents%2Fchristopher-worrall&data=02%7C01%7C%7C400cfebfa8cd40e34b8808d6a92ef366%7Cede29655d09742e4bbb5f38d427fbfb8%7C0%7C0%7C636882416450520935&sdata=JnfNJU4u2gc8hS6Nu9cwc%2FIx9QzrddLTlextbaJjzmE%3D&reserved=0> On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 at 10:07, Heather Savigny <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: Having woken to news of the devastating attacks in New Zealand, I would like to think that rather than a teachable moment, and an opportunity for self promotion, that we as a community are able to put our academic ambitions aside and remember the people who have lost their lives and the loved ones they leave behind. I would like to think that the list is also a space where we can send our thoughts and sympathies to our friends and colleagues at this terrible point in time. Kind regards Heather On 15 Mar 2019, at 08:36, Ann Luce <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: Hello Colleagues, For those of you who may be using the horrible mass shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand as a teachable moment, please consider using the chapter on ‘Reporting Mass Shootings’ by Glynn Greensmith in our recently published collection, Ethical Reporting of Sensitive Topics, published by Routledge and edited by Dr. Ann Luce of Bournemouth University. There are a wide variety of topics covered in this volume, which include reporting on suicide, natural disasters, sexual abuse, climate change, gang violence, and different cultures. All chapters are written by journalists-turned-academics and provide case studies of best and worst practice covering these topics. 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