The decision of NBC and other networks to air tapes of the Virginia Tech killer's manifesto have sparked controversy. Did they do the right thing. Howard Kurtz of the Washington Post wrote a column expressing his opinion and many others have expressed their opinions as well. Here is mine:
I think that it’s all right that NBC chose to show clips from the Cho's videos, however there should have been a viewer discretion warning before the video was shown. Some might argue that by showing the clips, the news media is giving the killer attention, which is exactly what he wanted. However, I think the videos offer visual proof of just how crazy this person was and gives us clues as to why he would commit such an atrocity. If people don’t want to watch they can turn it off. It’s the media’s job to report news, and although it was disturbing, this was news. NBC did not show the entire tape, but instead clips that they thought would give the viewer a possible glimpse into the killer’s mind. Another alternative would be to post the videos on the NBC website, so then people could choose to see them if he or she wanted to do so.
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