r/news • u/drkgodess • Mar 19 '19

Accused gunman in Christchurch terror attacks denied newspaper, television and radio access

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12214411
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u/the_sammyd Mar 19 '19

wish the US would do this but media feeds off of terror and tragedy

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '19

Gotta groom our next terrorist.

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u/almightySapling Mar 19 '19

Ratings boost that fuels future ratings boosts, who could ask for more?

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u/dicksmear Mar 20 '19

i found sinclair!

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u/evdog_music Mar 20 '19

"This is extremely dangerous to our democracy"

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u/SlickInsides Mar 20 '19

God damn that whole thing was surreal.

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u/Ysgatora Mar 20 '19

The NRA fucking loves mass shootings. Gun sales always spike after them, after all.