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Because terrorists behaving despicably is only to be expected (and the condemnation thereof, assumed).
Whereas, that some journalists could behave so despicably towards terrorists' victims isn't (and so needs expression).
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Massive amounts of irony in you misquoting Harry Evans.
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If you could give me an email address for the terrorist ombudsman I'd write a strongly worded behaviour denouncing their behaviour...
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The nature of our press means some journalists go way beyond the expected norms of their profession. They deserve our condemnation.
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bashing the terrorists instead of the journalists?
OK, stop with the "either/or" bullshit.
Seriously, we're complex and intelligent creatures (for the most part) and are capable of doing more than one thing at once. This is not a scenario where you should be choosing the worst of evils and leaving all else unchecked. In the wake of a horrific event like this, journalists should not be given absolute license to act like utter self-serving asshats, particularly towards traumatised people.
We can bash both terrorist and shit-heaping journalists at the same time. More importantly, we absolutely should.
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I'm probably not defending the behaviour discussed but how about bashing the terrorists instead of the journalists?
Journalists - reporting the truth, shining a spotlight on all that is bad in society, 'attacking the devil' as Sir Harry Evans put it.
Terrorists - blowing up innocent 8 year old girls at Ariana Grande concerts.
You might want to consider who's the best target for your vitriol.