SmooK_LV t1_j6crs7x wrote
Channel 13 didn't exactly respond well to this.
In one line they say:
“The Channel 13 staff and I are pained and mourn the deaths of those murdered in Jerusalem. We came to tell their story. To report.”
and in the next:
“The violence and blatant racism toward the journalists was unnecessary. It won’t deter us,”
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The antagonizing of the public that already receives you poorly won't get you more support. As journalists, you should know that it's an emotional reaction and talking it down will just create more distance. I don't doubt violence was unnecessary but those that see it that way, already know it, and those that see it as defense of their rights, won't change their minds because you accuse them of racism.
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Regardless, it's tragic that it happened.
Postcocious t1_j6dg7er wrote
Both statements were appropriate, true and important to say.
They were said in the more respectful order, acknowledging and mourning the horror before protesting the unwarranted attack on themselves.
Adults are responsible for controlling their emotions in public. Only children get to emote without considering the consequences. Your "argument" absolves the attackers of their responsibility as adult members of a society. If we do that, there is no society.
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