From my esteemed colleague Rebecca Nappi this AM:

We have become so accustomed to 24-hour cable news, talk shows and reality shows, that it seems impossible that people could refuse to trade their saddest stories for 15 minutes of fame. It seems impossible that there could be a different way to respond to exploitative media demands. But there is.

In this different way, Steve Groene would not talk to the media. He would not believe the media smoothies who assure him that telling his story will help him heal. It won't. He would not believe the myth that telling his story will help save other little girls and boys. It won't.

For the rest of the column, "Family can avoid media exploitation," click here.

Feedback: The media is gonna write what it's gonna write, regardless if you say anything or not to them. I'm all for "knowing what's happening", but sometimes I think the media is way too intrusive..."how do you feel?", "what's your reaction?", "what's going thru your mind right now?"...and then as soon as another big story breaks, they're off and running to cover that one -- CDADave.

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