[spectre] From Rome: Death in the Age of Media
Lorenzo Taiuti
Lorenzo Taiuti" <md3169@mclink.it
Wed, 12 Sep 2001 15:28:14 +0200
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Death in the Age of Media we could define the italian response to what's =
happening.
The early italian tv news did sound strangely "artificial", not beeing =
quite able to react to the human fact of the thousands deaths in the =
terrorist's actions.
Today again the political symbol of the Twin Towers still sounds in Tv =
and newspapers descriptions more "real" then human deaths.
Tv people and newspapermen do not seem to be able to show or simulate =
real strong feelings about human beeings.=20
The death of the symbol it's much more resounding. Obsessive replayng of =
the plane crash on the twin towers go with comments that sound like talk =
shows.
You get the impression from Media (never like this before) that we are =
dealing about a videogame or a simulated reality where only the main =
things (Economic and politic power) can be relevant and moving.=20
Not death.
But fear creeps in: a long list of possible terrorist targets appears in =
news: american bases all over Italy, international airports, embassies, =
religious places like San Pietro or the Synagogue ecc...
Ciao
Lorenzo Taiuti
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to what's happening.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>The early italian tv news did sound strangely "artificial", =
not=20
beeing quite able to react to the human fact of the thousands deaths in =
the=20
terrorist's actions.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Today again the political symbol of the Twin Towers still =
sounds in=20
Tv and newspapers descriptions more "real" then human=20
deaths.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Tv people and newspapermen do not seem to be able to show =
or=20
simulate real stro</STRONG><STRONG>ng feelings about human =
beeings.=20
</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>The death of the symbol it's much more resounding. =
Obsessive=20
replayng of the plane crash on the twin towers go with comments that =
sound like=20
talk shows.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>You get the impression from Media (never like this before) =
that we=20
are dealing about a videogame or a simulated reality where only the =
main=20
things (Economic and politic power) can be relevant and moving.=20
</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Not death.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>But fear creeps in: a long list of possible terrorist =
targets=20
appears in news: american bases all over Italy, international airports,=20
embassies, religious places like San Pietro or the Synagogue=20
ecc...</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Ciao</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Lorenzo Taiuti</STRONG></DIV>
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