Interviewing Kids After a Tragedy

[katiesue]

It's not what I would do, but if the parents are there and allow it it's not my decision. I will probably turn the channel. To me it seems like parents trying to get their 15 minutes and I just don't think it's the right time.

While we're on this I also think it's really inappropriate for the press to use the paparazzi type long lenses to take photos of the families getting the bad news or reuniting with the kids. If a family wants to come forward and talk with the press that's their choice but those photos aren't. And I don't think it adds anything. You can get just as good a feel for he scene with a long shot. Do you really want a photo of you hysterical finding out your child is dead splashed all over TV and the internet?