A matter of "live" and death; in the next Waco-type episode, should television exercise more restraint?: An article from: American Journalism Review

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From the supplier: Some in the news broadcasting industry are concerned that live television coverage of the Waco standoff with the Branch Davidians and the Lucasville prison hostage affair may have contributed to the tragic outcomes. Experts in cult psychology caution that constant media coverage gave David Koresh, a person who craved exposure, a much larger stage than he had before and contributed to the final conflagration. In Lucasville, the televising of a state official belittling rioter demands may have angered the prisoners enough to kill a hostage.

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Title: A matter of "live" and death; in the next Waco-type episode, should television exercise more restraint?
Author: Jeff Kamen
Publication:American Journalism Review (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 1993
Publisher: University of Maryland
Volume: v15 Issue: n5 Page: p26(6)

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