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The media seem to have their focus on cancer recently, constantly giving the public
updates on studies and causes. With all of this flying at us at once, how can one possibly take it all in and therefore heed the advice given? Jade Goody (pictured), a British reality show star who got her fame on “Big Brother,” is a 27-year-old terminally ill cancer patient. Her cervical cancer spread to her liver, groin and bowel, and she has said she will die during March. She’s done various interviews about her illness and even wed her husband on TV Feb. 22. “I’ve lived in front of cameras,” Goody told the Daily Mail Reporter. “And maybe I’ll die in front of them”/Kelsey Husky, UI Argonaut. More here.
Question: Kelsey Husky goes on to say that studies show that cancer is more survivable than ever. She goes on to say that the media should provide updates on possible cures rather than focus largely on dying patients. Do you agree?
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Sam on March 05 at 9:25 p.m.
So write about “possible” cures (which are written about all the time, if Husky bothered to fact check) and not write about the consequences?
As a journalist, I’d do both. Maybe it’s because she’s focused on a story from US Weekly and not a scientific journal.
She cites “The Media” that big bad omnipotent being in the sky that I’ve just never been able to find, having now been a part of journalism for more than half a decade. Give us something tangible, please. What media? Give me sources. Name names. That’s your job.
The future of journalism scares me.
But I believe that Kelsey can reform, and she can check out some real info, skip over the TMZ postings, and get back to us.
saraeanderson on March 06 at 2:30 p.m.
Terminally ill cancer patients sure are a bummer - why concentrate on them?