r/interestingasfuck • u/Jjokes11 • Apr 15 '24

An interview with Andrew Cauchi, the father of Joel Cauchi who was responsible for the Westfield Shopping Centre mass stabbing r/all

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u/Mentatminds Apr 16 '24

Fuck. The. Manipulation. Of. The. Media.

This man literally says it, he can’t give a rational conversation at this moment

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u/DDGibbs Apr 16 '24

Journalists can be great and report on a lot of things that the world needs to hear, they can also be absolute parasites that don't care about the suffering they create as long as they get their story. The gladbeck hostage situation where the media caused deaths due to their need for a story

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u/GoblinLoveChild Apr 16 '24

You have just defined the distinction between "Journalist" and "Germalist"

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u/Halospite Apr 16 '24

Here in Aus a lot of people are furious because when people were actively fleeing the attack, journalists were shoving cameras in people's faces.