Ethical Media and Virginia Tech

By: on 4.22.07

Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech

This past week, we collectively lived every parent’s worst nightmare.  As a father of three, I cannot think of anything more devastating than losing a child.  I’ve heard it said that no one ever truly dies until they are forgotten.  I believe that this is true.  If it is, those who died at Virginia Tech this week will live forever in the hearts and minds of those who loved them. 

Do we, in the technology, media and entertainment business, have an obligation to do our best to maintain the dignity of the victims and their families?  Where is the line?  Who crossed it? Would you have published the killer’s message? Please send me an email with your thoughts or post a comment to the blog. Shelly Palmer

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Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer is Fox 5 New York's On-air Tech Expert (WNYW-TV) and the host of Fox Television's monthly show Shelly Palmer Digital Living. He also hosts United Stations Radio Network's, Shelly Palmer Digital Living Daily, a daily syndicated radio report that features insightful commentary and a unique insiders take on the biggest stories in technology, media, and entertainment. He is Managing Director of Advanced Media Ventures Group, LLC an industry-leading advisory and business development firm and a member of the Executive Committee of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (the organization that bestows the coveted Emmy® Awards).

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