MOST TV channels while giving crime news coverage show the morbid part of the crime extensively like gruesome murders, women’s oppression, child abuse and human violations.

Watching the gory scenes of these crimes is extremely depressive and painful.

The media must realise that telecasting these sickening details can also be a learning source for crime-minded people. In no case should the incident be exhibited beyond the basic happening of the crime.

We see a clear discipline on foreign TV channels where gory scenes of the crime are censored to avoid the negative and depressive impact on viewers.

Such exposure spreads trauma, fear and depression among the viewers. The regulatory authorities in Pakistan ought to place some rules on the scope of telecasting crime news since our children and young people also watch TV and such exposures can be detrimental to the tender minds.

A. Jafri
Lahore

Published in Dawn, June 27th, 2019