Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Talking To Your Kids

How can we, as a society, prevent a shooting massacre like the one that occured on the campus of Virginia Tech from ever happening again?

There is a great deal of discussion going on about schools and what they can do to better plan for an attack.

Two days have past since this horrific shooting. Families continue to grieve the loss of their loved ones while some continue to recover, in hospitals. Meanwhile, Many VT students have opted to leave the campus and return home to their families. Tonight, we speak to one student and his family. He was on the campus when the shooting happened but has since come home to North Carolina.

As I write to all of you today, I am beginning to wonder…parents, have you spoken to your young children about the Virginia Tech shooting?
I welcome your thoughts and comments.

Jason
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007

The Pictures Tell The Story

There is the saying, a picture is worth a thousand words.

Yet, sometimes there are simply no words to speak. Instead, the pictures tell the story themselves.

Audio Slideshow: Convocation Ends With Hokie Cheer

Monday, April 16, 2007

School Shooting Massacre

Today, all eyes were on the campus of Virginia Tech as thirty three lives were lost, another dozen injured, in what is being described as the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.

The campus of Virginia Tech, located in Blacksburg, Virginia, is approximately four hours away from Raleigh. As you can imagine, TV crews from across the nation converged on this tiny town, as word spread of this devastating story.

The company that owns us also owns a number of newspapers and television stations throughout the southeast including WSLS-TV, in Roanoke Virginia. When word first broke of this shooting, we immediately began coordinating, not as individual stations, but as one big newsgathering operation. This meant sending reporters, photographers and satellite trucks from a number of Media General properties to assist.

Anytime major national breaking news happens, the company’s crews all work towards gathering and disseminating the latest facts and information to all of the stations and newspapers. The result is the ability to provide complete, comprehensive coverage.

I can’t say that I am surprised that a cell phone captured video that clearly depicts the sound of the gunshots that rang out on the campus. I will be interested to see how cell phones and other technology plays into main stream media coverage.

Check out video and coverage here.

I invite your thoughts and feedback, as always.
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