I can't help but be disgusted at the fact that, less than 24 hours after Steve Irwin's death, the media were already in a frenzy. There were interviews, photo memorials, and "We'll be back with more on the tragic death of Steve Irwin."
I know that these people have to make money, and they have to stay on top of the news (someone once told me that "this is why it's called news, because it's new."), but I'm saddened by the fact that his family and those closest to him aren't being given their space to grieve. I haven't seen or heard of any interviews with his wife and children, but my heart goes out to them because it can't be easy to see photos and video of your beloved while you're still in shock - before you've even had a chance to really say goodbye.
I know that these people have to make money, and they have to stay on top of the news (someone once told me that "this is why it's called news, because it's new."), but I'm saddened by the fact that his family and those closest to him aren't being given their space to grieve. I haven't seen or heard of any interviews with his wife and children, but my heart goes out to them because it can't be easy to see photos and video of your beloved while you're still in shock - before you've even had a chance to really say goodbye.
2 comments:
That's so weird.
I think I've seen something like that on TV though.
Really strange
It's funny how we Australians are reacting about his death. Some of us - myself included, unfortunately - found it difficult not to cringe when we think of the impression that the man was leaving on the rest of the world about what Australians are like. Yet now we are - again I include myself in this number - mourning the loss of a man we hardly even knew all that well.
If anything I think his death has exposed him to a greater number of Australians than would ever have known about him if he had lived. This is a good thing though, because now more of us are aware of what he was trying to do, and now maybe we'll support his work more.
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